I am a serial ruminator. Worry’s answer rests on the words of Jesus and the example of a giant ship. The concerns of life can pile up. They invade my mind like the Germans flooding the French defenses. When they come, they build a nest, lay [...]
Almost every productivity site/guru/book/lecture says that same thing. Never wasted time. Pack your day and don't let anything fall to earth. After all, Benjamin Franklin told us, "Do not squander time for it is the stuff life is made of." With all due respect to [...]
Recently, someone asked, "what's the secret to a long marriage?" I did not have a good answer. I do now. On May 15th of this year (2018), my wife Vickie and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. I took her to a nice restaurant [...]
Social media (followed by more traditional media) crackled with the news of a school shooting on Friday. We tensed with "What? Another one?" The place was a small high school in Galveston County, Texas. The school was Santa Fe High School located in a town [...]
Are goals worth it? I have listened to the advice and read the self-improvement posts, books, and filed away my share of seminar workbooks. They preach a single sermon while the choir echoes the refrain. Make goals. Write them down. Look at them. Meet them. [...]
Some things you read hit you right between the eyes. One such piece was Eric Barker’s recent blog post on how to be happy in a crazy world. In a furrowed-brow world, everyone is looking for the magic elixir of joy. We all have it; [...]
For 17 years, I lived on the Texas Gulf Coast. During that time, I got to see the damage gale-force winds can do. In their wake, they leave debris. Life’s winds sometimes blow through my days leaving them in disarray. I have learned [...]
Obligations, opportunities, and possibilities invade our lives without interruption. Which do you choose? Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a disease of the modern who “wants it all.” No wonder most people suffer from overload and stress! None of us can do it all. So [...]
You drive through once-bustling neighborhoods to find deterioration. Families once laughed in its rooms and couples grew old together. Then, the community changed. The first visible signs of blight are the broken windows. Malcolm Gladwell popularized a theory of crime prevention called “the [...]
Sometimes you do what appears to be foolish, and it helps someone else. It is the principle of invisible influence. Invisible influence means people are watching you and you affect them, even though you are unaware of their notice. You see someone pick up [...]
