Wednesday, March 4, 2020
| 1:21 min read | Has anger ever gotten the best of you? The answer is likely, yes for most, if not all of us. Anger is one of the most dangerous and destructive emotions we can experience. It produces bad actions, poor decisions, hurtful words, and broken relationships. The effects of a brief moment […]
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
| 1:27 min read | Has anger ever gotten the best of you? The answer is likely, yes for most, if not all of us. Anger is one of the most dangerous and destructive emotions we can experience. It produces bad actions, poor decisions, hurtful words, and broken relationships. The effects of a brief moment […]
Monday, March 2, 2020
| 1:28 min read | Has anger ever gotten the best of you? The answer is likely, yes for most, if not all of us. Anger is one of the most dangerous and destructive emotions we can experience. It produces bad actions, poor decisions, hurtful words, and broken relationships. The effects of a brief moment […]
Thursday, December 5, 2019
| 1:59 MIN READ | Pay day is the day you get what’s coming to you. It’s the day you receive compensation for what you’ve done. Most often, we think of pay day as a very good thing. When you have a job, you expect to get paid for the work you’ve performed. Pay day […]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
| 1:24 MIN READ | How are you feeling? It’s a common question that usually gets a superficial answer. Yet it reminds us of a very real part of life — emotions. Emotions are our “inside feelings.” They are important because they often affect our actions. When our thinking is right, our feelings improve. The […]
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Emotions, everyone has them. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to manage them. An emotion is a feeling based on a way of thinking. Contrary to what most people perceive, your emotions aren’t random, nor are they always accurate. They are children of the way you think. Negative thinking births negative feelings. The opposite is also true.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
| 1:40 min read | What do you want to be when you grow up? Most kids are asked this question. Answers range from doctor to fireman to sports champion. Growing up is usually associated with what people do as adults rather than what people are as adults. Growing up is not about graduating from […]
Thursday, May 24, 2018
1:34 min read | Americans love storage! Here are a few interesting stats about storage units in the U.S. Across our 50 states, there are more than 50,000 storage units. It’s a $38 billion industry, which is about 3 times the amount of box office revenues from Hollywood films! One out of every 11 people […]
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
1:29 min read | Have you ever lost your cool? All of us have moments when we wish we were more composed. “Composure” refers to “calmness or repose especially of mind.” (Merriam-Webster) Composed people don’t “lose it” in a moment of stress or tension. They keep their “cool.” Keeping composure is not only a nice […]
Friday, April 27, 2018
Are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker? At some level, we’re always creating peace or causing trouble for the people around us. Without realizing it, we set an atmosphere by what’s going on inside of us. When we’re troubled, upset, agitated, we pass that on to others. The opposite is also true. When we’re at […]
Monday, April 16, 2018
Life is either lived by principles or by emotions. Some people base their actions, attitudes, and decisions on feelings. They put their trust in their instincts, intuitions, and moods. While these things can occasionally serve us adequately, they’re not highly reliable. They’re fickle, unstable, and unpredictable. They ever-changing. They are subject to distortion, misunderstanding, and […]
Friday, March 23, 2018
Every good car needs at least two things that work well — an engine and the brakes. If you’re missing either of these you’re in trouble. You’ll either never get going, or never know when and how to stop. There are lots of people who have strong engines but no brakes. They are missing a […]
Monday, March 19, 2018
Ephesians 4:23 “ … Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.” We often hear people talking about taking something in their lives to another level. It might be a job, a skill, a habit, a relationship — but going to another level is something lots of folks want to do. There is one thing […]