Feb 13, 20183 minYou Really Do MatterMy son had been moved to a hospital room after surgery. He had only hours before undergoing a complicated procedure in which he had a...
Feb 6, 20182 minThe Simplicity of IntimacyThree short sentences have the capacity to break down relational barriers and push aside relational obstacles. They can help us remember...
Jan 29, 20181 minThe Benefit of GuiltGuilt grows out of healthy shame, and healthy shame allows me to acknowledge neediness, experience humility, identify limitations, admit...
Jan 23, 20182 minSix Freedoms from BirthWe are born with six freedoms: I have the freedom to see what I see. I have the freedom to feel what I feel. I have the freedom to need...
Jan 16, 20182 minLove and MemoriesOne early morning, I was listening to music on low volume as a backdrop for doing the morning ritual of prayer/meditation/reading, what...
Jan 9, 20182 minKnowledge is Not EnoughKnowledge is not enough to give us the lives we are created to experience. Of course, education, research, exploration, invention,...
Jan 2, 20183 minResolution for Artists in the New YearA long time friend of mine who is a copyright attorney and agent that has been representing music artists for three decades explained to...
Dec 26, 20172 minThe Way We are CreatedCourage means full-hearted participation. Have you ever become discouraged, or lost heart, attempted to withdraw yourself from caring or...
Dec 19, 20172 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 12, 20174 minIn Praise of the Crippled, Blind, Practicing, and BeggarsIn the fall of 2008 my youngest son went to an orthopedic surgeon seeking some answers to recurring lower back pain. At the time, he was...
Dec 4, 20173 minLiving Daily SuccessWe have been given three paradoxical steps to set a foundation for a successful life. By successful, I refer to the internal sense of...
Nov 27, 20172 minHumility and GreatnessThe disciples asked Jesus who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. To answer the disciples, Jesus called a little child to stand...
Nov 20, 20171 minRecovery A-ZLife is hard. Love hurts. Life humbles us, and love brings pain. Anyone I have known who lives well amidst the difficulties of life, has...
Nov 13, 20172 minHealthy Shame and the Great StewHealthy shame is the feeling that brings us into relationship with our own limitations and neediness because it makes us conscious of our...
Nov 6, 20172 minSickness of Rage vs. Truth of AngerRage is a deeply impaired experience of fear, a fear that a person cannot and/or will not tolerate. Rage is a closed fist to ward off or...
Oct 30, 20172 minAnxiety and FearAnxiety takes us away from what is true and makes us fretful, distrustful, impulsive, and controlling. In anxiety we rob ourselves of...
Oct 23, 20172 minThe Vital Importance of ChoresChores often get thrown into the category of worthless things one does to get to all the things that we want to do. They, indeed, are the...
Oct 16, 20172 minAmbition and TransienceLast week, Sonya and I got to go to Ponte Vedra beach for a week. The beach was deserted, with the time of year and the offseason. I was...
Oct 3, 20172 minThe Extra MileI believe very much that we need to push ourselves. We need to be able to take the next step, work hard, find out that we can persevere...
Sep 25, 20172 minWe Don’t Need to Save FaceTigers do not pretend that they are something other than tigers. When I have watched them walk about, they seem very content to be...