Eight Lies of a Mother in Her Life

At the time that we still have the chance to pay back our parents' kindness, do it the best.

Room for All Kinds

What do you do about difficult people who frustrate you, people who just don’t seem to “get it” somehow? A surprising perspective on how to handle difficult or unlovely people.

Blessings Upon You

I find myself thinking about blessings a lot lately; more specifically, the concept of feeling blessed. In a recent article, I wrote about the bittersweet periods in life when we find ourselves struggling through difficulties at the same time we’re experiencing moments of joy, and the importance of focusing more on the happiness and gratitude we feel rather than pain and fear.

Keeping the Blues Away

You're rigorously staying on your path of self development and yet some how you still feel like you’ve made no progress. Bank account is still in the red and you’re feeling bluer than blue. Well there is an answer, simply put; just change your beliefs.

The Time of Transition

It is the time of new beginnings. The time that has been ordained since the beginning of time in which God’s holy love would make itself felt everywhere as a stirring within the human heart to go deeper within itself, to find the source of love and the source of peace within. It is the time of the birth of the soul within human consciousness, a birth that will create out of the ordinary what shall become a sacred humanity.

How to Rise Up after a Fall

Have you been lugging a heavy burden for a long time, and tried over and over again to lift it off your back, only to fall down again and again?

To the Thief on the Right

I wrote this poem years ago, when I was in such agony of soul that I would kneel by my bed and visualize Jesus holding me close to Him.

What Motivates You

As I look back over both my failures as well as my successes of the past I am amazed at how little difference there was between my actions and attitudes and the subsequent outcomes.

What More is Possible?

Our relationship with animals can reveal a lot about ourselves as well. How we react instinctively in situations, how we experience and respond to our fear, and how we can elevate beyond that to a place of peace and security as we are loved. Visit Sassy, the Jack Russell who has a lesson for us all.

Have You Drawn A Line In The Sand?

Over the years, I have been brought to my knees a number of times facing problems, challenges and failure. I can tell you, with a great deal of personal certainty, that no one – I mean no one – escapes this life without some adversity, problems or failure. The value in these is to learn and grow. There is another benefit as well: it tests your resolve.

Are You Letting Your Worrying Kill You?

I recently came across an interesting statistic. Now generally, statistics can be very misleading, but they can give us some insight if we don’t get ourselves worked into a twit over them. Anyway, I read that 85 - 90% of the population worry about something on a consistent basis. People worry about:

What is This Surrender Thing about Anyway?

What is surrender really all about? So many of us, in the past including me, think too much. We worry, plan, doubt, and fight both ourselves and those we love. So I asked: What is surrender really all about? I received my answer, and much to my amazement, it isn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be.