Day Eighty-Five of 365 – “Just Ten Seconds More!”
Just Ten Seconds More! Life is so very busy! We often find ourselves with more “to do” at the end of our time! Recent research indicates that our belief that we can “multitask” is actually erroneous. It seems that the brain can really only focus on one thing at a time. That does not mean […]
Day Eighty-Four of 365 – That Tough Thing . . . You Know The One!
That “though” thing . . . you know the one! We all have that “tough” thing on our plate – that thing that we wish would go away or diminish in importance. We approach that tough thing in many ways – ignore it; pretend it doesn’t matter; cover it up; make excuses for it; “forget” […]
Day Eighty-Three of 365 – Darkness Begets Light
How often are we shocked and appalled by the insensitive, uncaring or cruel behavior of others? How often do we pass judgment on the actions of others without taking time to examine and study what might be behind those actions? How often do we attempt to drive out the darkness found in another using only […]
Day Eighty-Two of 365 – From Awful to Action in Four Simple Steps
Do you know folks who tend to overreact to seemingly minor or innocuous events? They seem to go from zero to 100 in a matter of seconds when “100” is the worst case scenario – a catastrophe. Another word for this reaction is “awfulizing.” The Psychology Dictionary says that awafulizing “refers to an irrational and […]
Day Eighty-One of 365 – “Go On! I Dare You! Take A Stand!”
This particular snippet has its genesis in a couple of separate yet parallel pieces I’ve published in another place in the past. After reviewing these two thoughts, I felt compelled to combine them into one complete article. On this Eighty-First day of my 365 day writing challenge, I find myself drawn once again, to clarifying […]
Day Eighty of 365 – When Winning Is Losing
We live in a culture that worships winning and winners. We believe that winning and winners drive everything of importance in our world. This obsession with winning and winners colors and clouds everything we do. It drives our systems – educational, religious, political, corporate, social. We write articles about winners. We make movies about winners. […]
Day Seventy-Nine of 365 – There’s Always a Back Story!
Paul Harvey used to have a program that aired where he would take the listener behind the scenes of a story that might or might not have been well-known. He called this clever exploration, “The Rest of the Story.” I loved hearing about all the information that was not obvious or that well-known, for that […]
Day Seventy-Eight of 365 – “This Is The Way The World Ends . . . “
I grew up as a PK (Preacher’s Kid) and spent most of my early years in church. The denomination in which my father practiced his craft was one of those on the fundamental side of the Faith. As a part of the belief system in which I was raised, there was a stong emphasis on […]
Day Seventy-Seven of 365 – “Thoughts About Time!”
On this Saturday, I’ve been thinking a lot about time. Time is such a curious commodity. We can do so many things with it. Following are a few ways to address time in our lives. We can: Spend it Use it Waste it Kill it Embrace it Forget it Change it Pass it Make it […]
Day Seventy-Six of 365 – “Something Always Comes Along!”
Seventy-six days ago I embarked on what sometimes feels like an impossible journey. Seventy-six days ago I committed to write something (hopefully something of significance) every day for a whole year. I must admit that there have been a few days when I thought that my quest would end. Thus far, however, something has […]