Jun 25, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
When one of my boys was 12 years old he announced that he was “retiring” from soccer. His 2-year AYSO career was officially over. He was hanging up the soccer cleats for good. Maybe you’ve heard the axiom “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” But I...
Jun 18, 2015 | character, Contentment, Family, Relationships
Just finished watching Apollo 13 for the nth time a few days ago. I usually brag to my boys during the movie “I remember watching that story as it happened in sixth grade.” Yes… I am old. On the evening of April 13, 1970 when the crew was 200,000 miles from Earth and...
Jun 11, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Forgiveness, Marriage, Relationships, Stress
Disappointment is a universal emotion. Disappointment is the distance between our expectations and our reality. The gap between what we think should happen and what actually does happen. Disappointment rears its head everywhere. We experience it in sports (I’m a...
Jun 4, 2015 | Anger, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress
Do you ever arrive at mid-afternoon and feel like your brain has turned to jello? Your gray matter is sucking air and running on fumes? You feel this inner urge to slow down… but suffer guilt because of the pile of work on your desk? Laura and I recently concluded a...
May 28, 2015 | Anger, Beauty, character, Contentment, Stress
Laura and I just returned from Montana where we had the privilege of teaching/training in four churches in four cities. If you’ve never been there… allow me to let you in on a little secret… Montana is beautiful. The mountains are spectacular… so gorgeous that they...
Nov 13, 2014 | Contentment
Gratitude and contentment are not natural responses for most of us humanoids. Something in our psyche seems to be wired to default to complaining and negativity. Even the Apostle Paul said: “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” And a...
