This is a story that, as with most who read it, will bring a tear to your eye. But, its also a story of resilience and overcoming adversity, so it will also make you think about how our words and actions can be cruel, even if we don’t mean them to be. … [Read more...]
Seven Steps to Becoming a Resilient Person
It's probably safe to say that most people would like to be more resilient. When it comes to dealing with life's difficulties, resiliency can mean the difference between maintaining our sanity and totally losing our cool. … [Read more...]
How to Better Deal with Rejection
Rejection can be an awful experience and it really does hurt. It doesn't matter much who is doing the rejecting, how, or why we're being rejected — it's never pleasant and it can really shake our confidence...if we let it. … [Read more...]
The Wooden Bowl
We reap what we sow. That is a very powerful truth, but one we often forget. If we sow bad seeds, we reap a bitter, unpalatable crop. Knowing this, why do we so often fall into the same old trap of sowing harmful seeds? … [Read more...]
Do You Build a Bridge or a Fence?
So often in life, we build a fence, rather than a bridge. When faced with conflict, sometimes the easiest response is to close ourselves off — to put up a defensive barrier instead of a gesture of peace and reconciliation. When we do this, who does it hurt more? … [Read more...]
When the State of the World Brings Us Down
"I don't think I'm going to make it." These are the upsetting words an elderly friend uttered to me the other day. Her words were chilling and knowing her as I do, very unexpected. My friend seemed beaten down and I was extremely concerned. … [Read more...]