If you could choose the best and tastiest food to eat, you would probably not decline it! And if this food would not only not “hurt” your health, but it would actually make you all-around healthier, you would probably think it sounds too good to be true! I don’t think you or I would say, “No, I …
Month: September 2014
Three Questions to ask Yourself for a Flourishing Year
If I could break up the clouds and have a bird’s eye view of my life, what would I see? What type of things would I find repeated? What would stand out against the landscape of my ordinary life? Often my eyes are clouded by what is directly in front of me. Therefore, it is good …
The writing is in the sky
Sometimes we look back and are disappointed how things have gone. How did we get off to such a bad start? We didn’t do what we said we were going to do. We did or said things we said we were not going to do or say. We didn’t begin well. And now we are …
Stop, and then Start
There are times I just wish I could start over; I wish things went differently. No one hopes for a bad ending. This may sound strange, yet could really pay off in the long run — before starting, try stopping. That sounds counterintuitive. What runner would stop after the gun is fired? When the proctor says, “It …
Just ask
The last two posts discussed beginning with God and looking outward. This time I want to suggest “beginning” by asking for help. Beginning a new year can be exciting, but it also can be full of unknowns and questions. As a child, I was hesitant to ask a question in class. I was afraid I …