Forgiveness might be the strongest power we possess. It is the reset button for pain in our lives, the almighty do-over. And yet this virtue is extremely difficult to master. What is it about forgiveness that makes it so hard to do? Even when all spiritual traditions and religions hold forgiveness as a core…
The time has come to tell the stories of my fitness journey. Recently, I shared in a small group the “fun fact” that I once competed in body building. It drew a lot of attention with ahhhs and ooohs but, even all these years later, talking about it still brought my tears because of…
Unfamiliar territory can trip me up! Recently during a delightful outing, a single unknown caused me to loose all peace and joy because I let fear carry the conversation the entire way. The experience is teaching me that I have not mastered my mind. How I approach new things has become deep set in…
Encouragement is the biggest reason I write. I need the boost as much as anyone, maybe more. Sometimes experiences are so painful…so discouraging…that it becomes difficult for me to see beyond them. So, I look for God’s daily encouragement in the Bible, and then I write it down. This every day seeking, finding and…
Last month, while in Hawaii, I wrote a post entitled Conquering Fear-Moving Forward With A Big Splash. In this post, I talked about how we need to push back against fear in order to gain ground against it. A personal example was happening in real-time…overcoming the fear of drowning by becoming comfortable in our…
