Have you let the vision for your life blur? Ask yourself when the last times were that you felt fully alive and see what the commonalities are in those moments. For some, it's time with friends. For others, it's travel, and for others, a good book. We all need moments to inspire us and steep us [...]
Have you thought about giving up on life? It’s quite possible that shutting down, avoiding, and dissociation are what got you to the point you’re at now, and if so, ask yourself this: Have any of those behaviors given you any happiness? Let’s assume the answer is no. And that’s because in order to really [...]
If you can't hear God's response on something that's important to you — and no matter what anyone says, you still want solid confirmation that you should move forward or stay safe (an illusion, if ever there was one) — the closest thing you'll get to hearing God is hearing him speak through your inner [...]
God’s main gift to us is not our personal happiness; it’s that we get to be an integral part of the bigger plan—to give life and give it abundantly. That includes what we learn by pushing past our fears and tasting all life has to give. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at [...]
If it's time to make a decision and everyone around you is telling you it's not such a great idea, but all you do is fire back all the reasons why it is, it usually means it's a terrible idea. If it's time to make a decision and you know deep in your heart that [...]
Some thoughts for people who are overweight : If you think you look like a beached whale, you might be over-exaggerating just a tad... If people keep asking you if you're pregnant, be thankful that all that delicious food went straight to your belly and not more practical things like your hands or feet. That'd [...]
Imagine you’ve worked incredibly hard to get to where you are. You’ve written more than ten books. You’ve taken every class on speaking you could find, and you’ve taught for free wherever they’d have you. You’ve spent decades working on your artistic skills. You’ve served in every position you could find that would teach you [...]
I have a friend who did something that hurt me about ten years ago. She's not that close of a friend anymore, and it's not because of what she did; it's because she can't let it go. Every time she sees me, she brings up "the thing," as if her focus on it will somehow [...]
David's name means beloved. What if he didn't know he was loved? What if he'd decided he wasn't worth loving? What if his lack of self love in turn caused him to lack love for others? What if that lack of love made him not care if his people's enemies mocked his people and their [...]
Some random thoughts I've had: We each fit into a bigger picture somewhere, so never overestimate your own importance and, more importantly, never underestimate the significance of others. If you always talk about people and say, "He's/she's great BUT..." that habit needs to be loved out of you, and it starts with loving yourself. [...]
