Day Two Hundred Eight of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Friends
The theme of this post might seem obvious; however, many times it is not. We all have friends. Friends help the world go round. Friends love us unconditionally. Friends speak honestly to us. Friends listen patiently. Friends believe in us. Friends encourage us. Friends hold our hands. Friends enfold us in healing hugs. Friends . […]
Day Two Hundred Five of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Integrity
All day long today I have fought the inclination to write about this subject. All day long, my efforts have failed me. I now find myself compelled to write briefly about integrity. Perhaps the primary reason I have struggled against writing about it is that I see so little of it displayed from so many […]
Day Two Hundred Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Main Thing!
The Main Thing! I don’t know about you but my head swims from time to time with all the important tasks I must address! First of all, during the school year, I must maintain focus on all the tasks associated with providing counseling to senior high school students (grades 11 and 12) that includes academic, […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Eight of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: What We Must Learn!
In walking the surface of this Rock, I have discovered that there are a few foundational things that we must learn about life in order to live purposefully! I wish I could say that learning these things is easy. It’s not! The things that we must learn carry some complexity. Why? Because the challenges we […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Five of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: What I Allow
What I allow! How in the world might this statement inspire me? It’s really quite simple. It inspires me in a reverse kind of way. The statement reminds me that I have power and control over what I allow to come into my life. It reminds me that I am influenced by what I allow. […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-Two of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: The Ripple Effect!
Toss a pebble into a placid pond and watch what happens. Once the pebble breaks the surface and sinks into the depths of the water, small waves begin making their way toward the shore in all directions. It’s called the Ripple Effect. The wavelets produced by the pebble continue to form and expand long after […]
Day One Hundred Ninety-One of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Listening!
Listening, really listening, is an art. Relatively few people know how to listen well. We hear quite regularly; however, listening is another story. I believe that if we were to develop our capacity to listen, many if not all of our shared problems could be solved. Carl Rogers once said, “We think we listen, but very […]
Day One Hundred Eighty-One of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Presents!
I love Presents! Who doesn’t? Now if you think I’m talking about presents as in Birthday or Christmas, you would be wrong. I’m talking about another kind of Presents. I’m referring to Presents as Moments in Time! Back in 1974 I read a powerful book by C.S. Lewis entitled “The Screwtape Letters.” My favorite quote from […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Eight of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: In The Middle of Nowhere!
I’ve read a quote that I believe bears mentioning in this series of posts. It goes something like this: “Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” I love this quote! It’s funny and profound at the same time. Sometimes we find ourselves lost, […]
Day One Hundred Seventy-Seven of 365 – Things That Inspire Me: Happenstance!
One Never Knows . . . Back in 1993 when the first edition of Awaken to Good Mourning was published, the publisher arranged for Vanessa and me to have a booth at a grief conference in Houston one weekend. We went to the conference – didn’t sell that many books but had a great time […]