Human BEING
What are your goals for the new year? Sorry, this is not an article about New Year’s resolutions, but please read on. When the year changes, cultural stories and expectations...
Pers Development
Lessons From a Coconut Tree
What can I learn from a coconut tree? That is a question I asked as I gazed upon a giant tree during my morning sit time on a recent trip...
COVID Reset
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller Sometimes life begs our attention. COVID has done that for me as...
She Was A Runner
She was a runner. That’s why she showed up at a particular house in the piney woods of East Texas. I don’t know what she was running from, where she...
Detoured Intentional Journey
What do you do when your intentional journey is detoured by powers bigger than you? So asked Marcie Mayer as she wrote this guest article. A car accident, a torn...
New BEginnings
With the new year come expectations for improvement and pressure to come up with goals. Many websites and publications are full of articles on making resolutions. Gym parking lots are full...
All That Jazz
April 30th is International Jazz Day! The U.S. National Museum–called The Smithsonian–calls jazz both a historic and living American art form. It may have been born in the U.S., but...
I Don’t Know What I Want To Be When I Grow Up!
Perhaps you think you’re the only one who says, “I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.” Actually, it’s more common than you think. I even...
The World Needs You
“You have something to give the world that no one else does.” That’s what I tell groups when I teach or give inspirational talks. “Our job is to figure out...
Transformation
I woke up to find that autumn had arrived, seemingly overnight. There was first-of-the-season snow on the large mountain that towers over my city. And my backyard (that I had...
The Enneagram – part 1
The following article by Jeannette is about something I have personally come to see as a fantastic personal growth tool. As I continue to learn about my type, I see...
Light Bulbs
“Imagine yourself sitting in a dimly lit room, reading a book with wires connected to your brain, and every time you understood a new concept or made connections between the...
Personal Change (man in the mirror)
It’s a word that excites some of us and scares some of us. Whether you like it or not, change happens; it’s an inevitable part of life. Of course, we...
Mid-year checkup
We have just completed half the year. So I figure it’s a great time to measure our initial progress. Take a few moments to give yourself a mid-year checkup. Did...
Myers-Briggs part 2
This is the 2nd part of my series on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Once you have taken the test, you now need to learn what it means for you and...
Myers-Briggs part 1
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test to help you learn about yourself and others. You can use the Myers-Briggs to help you understand: How you get energized...
Disappointments
What do you do when life does not work out the way you hoped it would? Do you feel defeated and let it destroy you? Do you get bitter or...
The Lost Art of Self-Reflection
For most of history, people got up with the sun and went to bed with it. Their worlds were very small, about as far as they could walk or ride...
How do you start your day?
“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” So said author, pastor and leadership guru,...
Hope For A New Year
HOPE! There is something hopeful about new things. New babies seem to represent the promise of a bright future. Springtime brings new life from the death and dormancy of autumn...
