We are often overwhelmed in our lives; feeling that we can’t get ahead or there is always something happening that we can’t control and that we don’t like! We definitely have times like that, but there is something we can do. First, is take action! A woman, depressed to the point that she would not get up, or…
Monday Thoughts
Slow Down? Yeah, right! How? Simple Ways to Reduce Stress
We live in the most stress-filled time in Earth’s history. Why? We are never turned off. Since industrialization, we have had an era of speed. Hurry! Hurry! Get to school! Get to work! Get to the meeting! Now our phones are always with us. We have computers always on, and we get to bed late…
Teens and Young Adults: Be Proactive in Your Own Protection
We live in a fast-paced, exciting and, at times, dangerous world. Often, we are naive in our own self-protection. There comes a time in our lives when we must make decisions that will keep us safe all the way around. This needs to start in the early teens. So, let’s look at some of them….
Who is in your home? You won’t see them!
A mother was having a great deal of difficulty with a daughter in college. The daughter was failing in school and decided to come home for the weekend just to spend some time away. The family was relieved and planned all kinds of activities to make her feel welcome and yet be reminded of the…
Go Home
I was talking to a mother and father in St. George area about their 14-year-old daughter. As we talked, I could feel the parents’ discouragement. One said, “Our kids are never home. If they are home, they bring friends, and if they are alone they are on the computer or their phones texting.” We talked…
How can I ever get to thee when I can’t get past me!
As I was counseling with a gentleman, we were talking about having faith in our ability to change. He shared the above words with me. He told me that he had been on his knees in prayer, something that he didn’t often do, and suddenly those words were blurted out: “How can I ever get…
Let it Be!
Sometimes we run into a situation that we aren’t happy about, but we aren’t quite sure what to do about it. With all the situations that happen to us, there are many ways to handle them and it is important to find the one that works with the situation that is at hand. With that…
“Look past them!” What?
Hard Decisions A number of years ago, I was in a position of responsibility as a management consultant. I was in a large city and I was called into different businesses to help improve their bottom line. This involved decisions that would create approval or disapproval depending on where what you were doing within the…
The Power of Thank You!
When we are little we are always taught to say “please” and “thank you” for politeness sake. It is a good thing to learn, and I think we should take it a step further. Quite a long time ago, I was standing in a very long line, and there was a great deal of rudeness…
Do We Need to Play More?
I was out in the front yard pruning roses and raking up the recently pulled weeds, and my neighbor across the street was working on one of her many wood projects. Her little girls were playing outside, and as they spotted me they came over and asked if I’d like to come over and play…