“Suck it Up”
‘Suck it up’. As I reflected on the words they drove home the need to do just the opposite. My …
Tag Archives: perspective
Is Your Focus Blurring Your Vision?
“The more concerned you are about you, the fewer people you will have impact upon“. -John Paul Jackson This is …
Aha! (turning trial into triumph)
I’ve been having a recurring Aha! moment. Normally, learning the same lesson over and over would be distressing, but in …
Laughing at Lies
“Let’s Just Laugh At That“. I took author Steve Backlund’s advice and laughed in the face of lies that had …
Still Talking about Silence…
“Silence guards the fire within”. ~Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart As you may have guessed from my latest …
Our Voice Speaks
I found my voice. One of them, at least. One weekend with ‘The Voice Lady’ brought out my true voice …
Silence
“Silence teaches us how to speak”. ~Henri Nouwen. My first encounter with the practice of silence was intense. A friend invited …
Surrender
“Going mad on my way to sanity“, was Augustine’s description of his process of surrender. Oswald Chambers likened it to, …
Spring Cleaning
It’s that time again: the season to reflect on Jesus’ death and resurrection, and whether my life’s course, vision, and attitude …
What if I was Fearless?
Fearlessness. I’ve been mulling over what it looks like. I figured finding out the opposite of fear would give me …
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