What!?!? The end of the daily? Only in email form... we are moving to an exclusively Instagram format. Why you might ask? We want to present an easy to read and digestible format. For most people the previous format was a bit long. And while feedback has been good in terms of content, the length... Continue Reading →
10 Ways To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Overcome Your Fear The ability to take risks by stepping outside your comfort zone is the primary way by which we grow. But we are often afraid to take that first step. In truth, comfort zones are not really about comfort, they are about fear. Break... Continue Reading →
Chatting with my friend Don today, he said this quote that he has used since high school. (He is in his 70's now... a retired pastor). "We don’t exercise integrity to get what we want; but to become who we were meant to be." Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather... Continue Reading →
Recently my friend Pastor Mike Signorelli said in a message, "if you're surrounded by issues... "iss-you!' How true this can be. If I am insecure for example, I am hypersensitive to what people say or even infer. Especially if I am an un-healed Melancholy or Supine! I can read into anything a negative and personal... Continue Reading →
Egyptians invented the plumb bob more than 4000 years ago. It’s the simplest of tools and widely used today. It has two unassuming parts—a string and a weight. A plumb was used it to establish vertical points that were crucial in the construction of Egypt’s buildings, pyramids and canals. Using the plumb line, they tested... Continue Reading →
Emotions are tied to everything we do. They are the major source of motivation, and a big factor in our ability to think critically and be creative. Consider a time you felt overwhelmed and exhausted from stress. How did this impact your level of motivation and ability to think clearly? Life can seem like a roller-coaster.... Continue Reading →
Are You in an Identity Crisis? The term, “identity crisis” was coined by psychologists who believed that living from your true identity is critically important to your life. Of course, the importance of identity security is nothing new. God has always wanted us to understand our full identity as he intended. Everything God does in... Continue Reading →
Galatians 2 The Message"My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. God lives in me."Our value system is largely affected based on whether it comes from a God-centered viewpoint or an ego-centered... Continue Reading →
One of the biggest problems with codependency is that we don't have good if any boundaries, we don't know where we begin and when others begin and end, and we don't have any parameters around what we are responsible for and what we are not responsible for. Codependency is an excessive emotional, physical, and psychological... Continue Reading →
We can’t control the world around us, we can only choose our response to our world. This is a tremendously freeing position, liberating in fact. As long as I determine to control the uncontrollable situations in life, I will not only frustrate myself but rob myself of all joy and peace. But if I focus... Continue Reading →