Nov 27, 20181 minA Parent ListOur lives as parents must not be about perfection, but about the courage of affection. We live our affection clearly and courageously...
Nov 20, 20182 minLife Doesn’t StopThe river of life never stops and the cycles of living move in never ending circles. The sparrows keep chirping in the nearby trees while...
Nov 12, 20182 minJust One Moment on a MondayI remember one morning when I prepared to head into Dallas for work. It was very early; some days I began my practice as a therapist at...
Nov 6, 20183 minHope of the HeartThe following is an excerpt from the book, The Perfect Loss: A Different Kind of Happiness. It is a book about returning to hope, and...
Oct 30, 20183 minThe Value of Self-Awareness There is a famous acronym in the wisdom of Alcoholics Anonymous called H.A.L.T. It is a very valuable self-awareness tool that can mark...
Oct 23, 20182 minFour Parental ResponsibilitiesWhat follows are four gifts that we can give our children (of any age), and those gifts will be delivered imperfectly: We can take...
Oct 16, 20182 minLaying Claim, Not BlameWhen you or I say to someone, “I feel sad” about some loss, or “I feel lonely” about some disconnection, we are simply laying claim to...
Oct 9, 20182 minA Friend’s PrayerA good friend recently took the time to send me a prayer that he has been praying for himself and his friends for some time. I’m very...
Oct 2, 20182 minBig Results from Simple ActionsThe following is a list of ten qualities that make leaders worth joining, and make participants valuable to leaders. These ten simple...
Sep 25, 20183 minFailing WellNo one naturally seeks to become mediocre, the diminishment of excellence. Anyone who thinks that they seek mediocrity, i.e., the...
Sep 18, 20182 minIntegrity as a Natural Outgrowth of Response AbilityIntegrity is what people who have an internal locus of control tend to express in thought and action. An internal locus of control is...
Sep 11, 20183 minCourage, Faith, Work, and PowerlessnessI It seems paradoxical, but admission of powerlessness can access great gifts. In a movie called Gladiator, Russell Crowe stars as a...
Sep 4, 20183 minFour RealitiesThere are four realities in living life that we cannot overcome. They are fixed factors of living on earth. We may waste our lives...
Aug 28, 20182 minVulnerability and PerseveranceIf we love well, allowing ourselves to be “all in,” we will undoubtedly have experiences that bring pain to our lives. We will have...
Aug 21, 20181 minEncompassing LovePlease read the words below about the power of love from Song of Solomon 8:6-7. In an intimate whisper the words tell us about the...
Aug 14, 20182 minCicadasCicadas are the bugs that come out of the ground, some every year, and others on 13 or 17 years cycles. They crawl to surfaces of tree...
Jul 31, 20182 minTaking Love for GrantedWhat a gift to be able to take love for granted. Much of my life, I thought that for me to take anything for granted was somehow an...
Jul 24, 20183 minLessons on LongingsMartina McBride sang a country song called “Anyway” and the first stanza says: You can spend your whole life building Something from...
Jul 17, 20182 minBird’s NestsOne of the wonders of the earth to show a child is a bird’s nest. Sonya and I were walking down our street some time ago and a bird’s...
Jul 10, 20183 minA Myth about MenOne of the accepted realities about men is that they don’t “do” feelings, reject intimacy, and are not romantic. Based upon my work with...