“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. ” (The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) It is so easy to lose hope, especially when the pressures in our lives seem to be chronic and endless. I encourage you to find hope in whatever strange place she might be found. Dr. […]
“When chaos surrounds us, peace becomes an act of rebellion.”
I’ve decided that my word for 2019 is “peace.” Except in very limited doses, I am unable to exact peace in our outer world. Factions around the globe have intentionally leveraged fear and an illusion of scarcity to pit people against one another so that greedy agendas have free reign. We can be so busy […]
Motivation: Set Yourself Up For Success
As we walk into that time of year when people take stock of their lives and make their plans for the coming year, we would be wise to consider what does and does not work in achieving our goals. Those of you who have worked with me know that I often say, “We say what […]
The Commodity is You
I read a book many years ago titled The Millionaire Mind. In it, Thomas J. Stanley explores the common threads between self-made millionaires in the United States. Interestingly, just about all of the people Stanley interviewed had started a number of businesses. When one business would cease to be viable, they would take what they […]
Belonging
Belonging is an essential human need. Euro-centric culture tends to value individualism over the collective. That creates structures and communities that lack cohesion and people who feel isolated and many times do not have what they need to thrive. We need to belong. We need the village. Many of us come from families that lack […]