Do you get defensive? One of the worst feelings we can experience is defensiveness. You know that feeling… the one where you are suddenly hot with anger and on guard because someone said something to hurt your feelings? Why does it hurt? Words don’t hurt until we give them meaning, -meaning WE have a thought …
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Man it’s hard to be wrong! Do you hate it as much as I do?… well, as much as I used to anyway! It’s funny and I never thought I’d say this, but I actually love it when I’m wrong now… but that’s a whole different story… This is something I’ve been doing a lot …
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When I was fourteen years old, our family was making a move from Arizona to Utah. My dad was driving the big old moving truck and my mom drove our family van, which meant that my brother Eric, who had recently turned 16, needed to drive one of our cars. He and his friend and …
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No matter who you are, there’s a good chance that you, or someone you love, would like to feel more confident. So today I want to share four quick tips with you, to help us all feel more confidence right away. Do me a favor? Please share this with someone you love, who needs …
I was recently at the Dentist for my 6 month cleaning (no cavities, yay me!😂). I was chatting with my cute hygienist, (they are always so cute right?) who was telling me about her recent engagement and her up-coming wedding. When the dentist joined us, he said to her, “Hey, you know Jane is a …
What do we do when we want different things? I have the best little tool for you today! Does this ever happen with your honey? You really want to go to a wedding, he really wants to go to a game. What do you do? Perhaps you want to volunteer for an event, but your …
Welcome Baby Girl! This past week has been one for the records in our family. We got to enjoy our darling grandsons for a few days, while our daughter and her husband welcomed our precious new grand-daughter into the world. And then, the day after we returned our babies to be with their parents and …
Never before in the history of my lifetime, have I seen so much disagreement. And friends, we’re not good at it! With the pandemic, the BLM movement, riots, protests, the election and political / religious views, there is so much discord it can be absolutely deafening. Wear masks? Start school? Stand for the flag? Vote for____ …
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Listen less and talk more. No really, I know what you’ve heard. You’ve been told to talk less and listen more, and this is very good advice when we are communicating with other people. But the conversation I am talking about here is the one you are having with yourself! I know you and I know the …
One of the things I heard a lot as a kid was, “Practice makes perfect.” I think this is an idea that people came up with in order to inspire work ethic, to help us produce something great, perhaps even extraordinary. I remember going to a concert of a local artist as a teenager and …
Whenever I start to feel unsettled, uneasy or stressed out, it’s usually because I have gotten away from my morning practice that includes meditation. Or maybe I’ve been going through the motions, but not really quieting my brain. If you haven’t made meditation a part of your daily practice, I HIGHLY recommend you start today! …
My aunt passed away recently and like any other human, she left all of her worldly possessions behind. My mom is a co-executor of her estate and was left with the task of figuring out what to do with it all. I’ve watched my parents over the past several weeks, spending many hours each day, …
