Sep 9, 20191 minHumility: Characteristics for A Healthy RelationshipCharacteristics For A Healthy Relationship: Humility Among the many characteristics that grow a healthy relationship, five markers stand...
Sep 3, 20191 minHow We Are MadeAfter more than 30 years of working in the field of people helping, I have learned a great deal from the people I have gotten to work...
Apr 16, 20193 minMatteringThe need to belong is met by having a place where you can be yourself, in all the struggles that entails.
Apr 9, 20193 minBelongingA famous rock star said that she never felt more alone than after a performance in front of thousands of admirers...
Apr 3, 20192 minCourage of SadnessSadness is the attachment-caring feeling. It comes when what matters to us turns out differently than what we imagined, hoped, or worked...
Mar 26, 20193 minWhere Are You?Ayeka is an ancient Hebrew word that is still used in daily life today. It means, “Where are you?” It is used today when a person,...
Mar 19, 20194 minComing to GripsVulnerability means being open to experiencing wounds. Vulnerability is required to experience love, i.e., a full life. Therein lies a...
Mar 12, 20194 minAm I Addicted?Addiction conjures up many pictures that allow us to see it as someone else’s problem or a malady that strikes home for other people. The...
Mar 5, 20195 minNormal Vs. AddictionWhen a child is born, the medical professionals do the Apgar, a test to quickly acquire an overall assessment of the newborn’s well...
Feb 26, 20199 minAddiction: The Invisible DragonWe are suffering a pandemic of addiction in America, indicating an emotional and spiritual crisis of massive proportions. We are in the...
Feb 19, 20194 minThe Emotional and Relational Cost of AddictionAccording to recent statistics gathered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 23.5 million Americans...
Feb 12, 20193 minHumiliation Doesn’t Have to BeIs the experience of humiliation normal? Although the experience of humiliation is extremely common, it is not normal. We were born with...
Jan 22, 20193 minThe Common Sense of Needs I wrote a book called The Needs of the Heart. It is a simple book that speaks to how we are created to need, and describes specific...
Jan 15, 20193 minThriving and ProsperityYou and I are created as emotional and spiritual creatures, created to live fully. We find life to the full through emotional and...
Jan 8, 20192 minCraving WellTo feel a powerful desire for (something) is to crave. Synonyms are long for, yearn for, desire, want, wish for, hunger for, thirst for,...
Jan 2, 20192 minHope’s Daring in 2019The ever-present temptation towards apathy or resignation is the reason hope is so daring and risky. Hope awakens us to wonder, dreams,...
Dec 27, 20182 minO Holy NightMy father died December 18, 2010. The song O Holy Night was sung at his funeral. It was beautiful and fitting. It celebrates a light in...
Dec 18, 20182 minI Believe it Like AirI want to share something about Christmas. Before I do, however, I want to state that I have seen enough, experienced enough, learned...
Dec 11, 20182 minHeartThe heart is the center of one’s being. Out of the heart we feel, need, desire, long, and hope. The heart is comprised of these core...
Dec 4, 20182 minThe Courage of SadnessSadness is the attachment-caring feeling. It comes when what matters to us turns out differently than what we imagined, hoped, or worked...