An Old Story That Can Bring Us Hope
It’s in almost every conversation. We can’t help it. The effects of the coronavirus are certainly beyond any plague or disease pandemic that I have seen or heard of in my life. I mean – a pandemic that is causing businesses to send their people home to work virtually; causing schools to shut down and…
We Have Nothing to Fear Except Fear Itself
That was a line from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address in 1933. But are FDR’s words true, especially when we hear about the coronavirus more each day? No question — if we only thought, read, studied and listened to the news about it, we could seriously get ourselves into a world of fear. I loved…
When Success is Simply Saying “Yes”
So, I’m doing a final review of a talk I’ll be giving very soon. Suddenly an unexpected wave of concern sweeps over me. I remember that the talk I’ve readied in the quiet will soon be seen and heard by real people. I’m not alone in that feeling. The bookkeeper who must present her spreadsheets…
My Indicators Went Haywire
When something’s just not right with my car, an indicator starts flashing on my dashboard. The same thing is true for checking and mastering our moods. When we’re dealing with an emotion that is causing our bright light to dim, then we need to fix it — quickly! And, if we want to be the…
Shhh! Please Don’t Tell Me a Secret!
Please don’t tell me a secret. It’s just so hard to keep it to myself. I have been known to give away a surprise party before the party in a careless moment of unintentionality. I may have been the kid that went into stealth mode and opened all my Christmas presents and rewrapped them unbeknownst…
Is God Well Pleased with You?
I really want that “well pleased and beloved child” endorsement from God. You know the feeling if you’re a parent, grandparent, proud aunt, uncle or friend – and you love that one so much that you can’t help yourself. You exclaim “That one’s mine! I am so proud of him/her.” In our Gospel reading yesterday,…
Let’s Get Our Thinkers…..Thinking!
Our minds can be battlefields — especially when the good, the bad and the ugly are warring with each other. I experienced it recently when, within five minutes, two different car drivers cut me off to get a better place in my lane. Oh, how I wanted to honk-explode on them — but didn’t. I…
Faith Crisis? Don’t Stop Now. You’re Almost There.
I have many friends who are facing a faith crisis — some in their health, their finances, their relationships and/or simply fear for what the future holds. After all, if we watched and listened to the news long enough, and believed it – we could all take a tail spin. It’s not that we don’t…
Whatever the Mind can Conceive and Believe, it can Achieve
Napoleon Hill authored that quote. I know it’s true. This blog comes from the incessant, but, I know, necessary, talk about the coronavirus. From the negative reports, the fears, concerns for the well-being of lives, there is really no place to hide. I loved these words from a pastor: “Wherever we are on earth, we…
Help! I Need a Course Correction!
I travel the highways to Austin and Tulsa often and rarely do I need directions. But, when I am on the phone or in Lala Land while driving, I just might take a wrong turn. One time, I took the wrong exit to Dallas coming home from Tulsa and ended up on some backwoods roads.…