Living in fear makes you build walls around yourself. If I have my guard up, nothing can hurt me.
We can’t avoid pain and struggles in this world. They are part of life. Erecting an emotional stronghold won’t slow down the difficulties of life.
Be fearless. Look over the wall. Deconstruct it. Otherwise you might miss some of life’s greatest moments…
Do you ever hear people say, “what if this happens or that happens?” Most what-ifs never come to fruition.
Needless worries over potential outcomes are just that, needless. You can “what if” anything to death.
Change your what-ifs to so whats. Watch how your stress level goes down…
Years ago I decided to eliminate all of the one-sided relationships in my life. You know what I’m talking about, the people you find yourself reaching out to but they never reciprocate. I faced a long period of loneliness after doing this. It was awful.
Around the same time, I faced a stressful financial hardship. Compounded with my loneliness, my world was dark. But I never gave up hope. I realized that since I had put myself in this situation, I could work my way through it. I put my head down and went to work.
If you are in a similar situation in your life, I encourage you to hold on. Better days are coming. We don’t have the luxury of knowing when they will appear, we just know they will. Stay hopeful…
Are you aware there is a spiritual battle going on around us in a dimension we can’t see? Just because we can’t see it doesn’t make it any less real.
One third of the Angels in this realm are demons. The rest are God’s messengers, fighting on our behalf. Every trouble we have in this world is a spiritual battle. This is one of the reasons why prayer is so important. It demonstrates that we believe in God, that He can and will help us. Further, his word tells us he will.
Let’s step away from trying to control everything. Let’s allow God to do his thing. We will provide backup through prayer.
When you change the lens you see the world through and view everything in the spiritual realm, your mindset changes…
When you take a step back and observe the challenges our world faces, it can be overwhelming. That’s not a valid reason to give up solving them before even trying.
Hunger, homelessness and mental health must be addressed one person at a time. It takes collective effort from all of us. We can make a difference. It begins with believing we can…
Repentance is a word I rarely use because it sounds too religious. Let’s take a deeper look into what the word means in today’s blog.
To repent means to “change your mind.” But it doesn’t mean change your mind in the sense of “today I planned to wear green but decided on blue instead.” No, it means to change the way you think. When we change our mindset, we change our outcomes.
Change can be hard. I get that. But if the old way of thinking hasn’t served you well, it’s probably worth taking on the challenge of change…
That one time the soothsayer got it right! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope your day is peaceful and relaxing, and that you find reasons to be grateful every day…
Boundaries are something many people struggle with. For a period in my life, I couldn’t bring myself to say “no” to anything people asked of me. As a result, I would end up doing a lot of things half-ass. By not giving my best, my self-esteem took a hit.
After doing a lot of self-work (12 years of psychotherapy and counting), I learned it’s okay to say no. Setting boundaries is a form of standing up for yourself. By doing this, I became more effective in the things I said yes to.
Learn to say no. Say yes to whatever is enriching and edifying to your life. The first time is the hardest, but that’s how you grow…
When I was in school, I received a report card that showed my supposed knowledge in the subjects I was studying. My grades reflected the first four letters of the alphabet. I mostly received B’s and C’s, along with an occasional A or D. I was labeled as an average student.
I have never considered myself to be average. I refused to accept that label. My ability to connect and communicate with people was not graded, but I excelled in human connection. There are other types of knowledge than book knowledge. Personality and adaptability are more highly correlated with success than intelligence.
My grades went up in college. It turns out I loved to learn. I just needed the right environment.
Whatever grades you received in school, be sure you don’t degrade yourself…
Be sure to catch Part Two of my interview with former Police Chief Art Acevedo. In this segment we discuss Uvalde, Ferguson and community policing.
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