Archive for July, 2009
We Are All Naked! (under our clothes)
Jul 30th
It amazes me in my life coaching practice how often I come across the following scenario:
Client: I’m feeling confused/angry/blocked/depressed because (insert circumstance here). I’ll never be able to change/finish this/move on/be happy/etc.
Me: There are a lot of tools out there that have worked for lots of people. Perhaps we can try some together?
Client: Well, we [...]
10 Ways to Drive Slower and Get There Faster
Jul 28th
I used to drive 80 miles an hour in a 65 mile an hour zone. Literally and figuratively. I sped through my entire life, desperately trying to get from one thing to the next. And I was almost always late. Traffic held me up. The reality is that one day I woke up and realized [...]
When Did You Break Yourself?
Jul 27th
I thought I’d try a little video entry to get you through your week. The main point is that Jesus was pretty clear when he told us that we were already saved (past tense and present reality), that religious institutions tend to get God’s message a little wrong (they aren’t God and shouldn’t be speaking [...]
Song of the Week: You Are Wonderful
Jul 24th
This is the song of the week. Play it everyday!
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Is that really possible?
Jul 23rd
How many times a day do you say “that’s not possible” to yourself? When you dream about what you’d like your future to be like, do you say “yeah, but that can’t really happen…”? How about a sickness you’re feeling? A relationship you want in your life? The vacation you want to take? The family [...]
Why Do You Have To Be So Negative All The Time?
Jul 20th
The Power of Positive Thinking is not just about embracing the positive, it is about accepting the negative. Time Magazine recently reported that when we acknowledge our negative thoughts, they cease to have pwoer over us. We become less reactive and more in control.
Unfortunately, most cognitive psychologists out there would have us believe that we [...]
Make The Downtimes A Blessing
Jul 16th
Have you ever heard someone say “well, that was really a blessing” when referring to some tragedy in their life? You know, they got injured in an accident or something. And, looking back on the experience, they express gratitude for it because it turned out to be a real blessing.
A friend of mine lost her [...]
I’ll Take The Clothes Off The Back Of A Lily Anyday
Jul 13th
My favorite passage in all of scripture is Jesus telling his followers that God loves them more than anything, that God will always be there to protect, provide, and care for them.
Consider the lilies of the field, he says. They do not want for fine clothes, yet they are clothed in all of God’s splendor. [...]
Have You Ever Been Robbed of Something?
Jul 9th
Like all good teachers, Jesus used vivid stories to illustrate his points, and like all good stories, they were meant for a specific audience, in a specific time, at a specific place, and with specific culture references and techniques. The preferred story of Jesus’ time for his audience was something called a parable.
Parables are unique [...]
Let Go Of My Ego
Jul 6th
At some point Jesus told us to deny ourselves. In fact, I think he may have said the actual words “Deny yourself.” There’s more to what he said than just that, but I want to focus on this concept of denying ourselves.
Jesus was speaking metaphysically, of course, and Christians have been trying to interpret it [...]
