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How Badly Do You Want To Achieve Something?
When I was a child, I used to pray for things. I wanted a new bicycle so I prayed for it. I prayed a lot for that bicycle but I never got it. As a child, I thought that one used prayer to pray to receive things, to ask for certain outcomes and to meet your desires....
The New Addiction – The Need to be Right
I grew up in a household where my parents would sometimes fight. At times it was the usual screaming and yelling, others it was more knock-down-drag-out but fighting just the same. My aunt used to ask my mother why she fought so hard with my dad and she answered...
How To Get Free When “They” Don’t Change
How can I get free from negative emotions? I’ve heard it said that when I point a finger at someone else, I still have three fingers pointed back at me. In other words, when I see something in someone else I don’t like, I have to remember, “if you spot it, you got...
The Unusual Gifts From Grace
Man I stepped in it. I didn’t mean to. Who ever does? I mean, who goes knowingly into the fire to get burned by the reaction of someone else? No one except maybe someone who’s a masochist. But I sure did. And I got the full weight of the backlash which was not pretty....
How to Overcome Resentment That Won’t Quit
I‘ve heard that resentment feels like urinating down your own leg. It’s warm at first, but then it gets cold, wet and uncomfortable. Or, you can say, that resentment is like taking poison into your body and waiting for the other person to die. Either way, resentment...
The Value in Learning Another’s Perspective?
My mom once taught me about the value of hearing another’s perspective. She said, “imagine two people are standing and facing one another. There is a copy of Time magazine between them. Both agree that the magazine is Time Magazine. One person is describing what he...
When Grief Threatens to Overwhelm – Can It Be Overcome?
I am terrible at grieving. I can’t even believe I’m writing a blog about it because usually bloggers share how to do something they are good at. But I admit, I suck at it. Pure and simple. Grief is like a Dementor in Harry Potter -...
How To Not Freak Out When Things Get Tough
There’s a story in the Torah, (Old Testament or Hebrew Bible) about a minor character that is a great metaphor on how to relax when times are hard. The story is about Hagar who is Sarah’s handmaiden. Sarah who was infertile, gave Hagar to her husband Abraham so they...
Too Busy? Here’s Why That’s A Myth
Back in the AOL days, stories would make their ways around the inboxes on the internet. One email, told the story of a professor who taught about time managment. He took an empty, wide-mouthed jar and put it on the desk in front of his lecture class. He then placed...