Let Me Entertain You
Have you ever found yourself hosting a pity party with thoughts that make you feel less than stellar? Oh, I’ve been there — serving up a buffet of self-doubt and fear, all while the enemy hums along to that old Broadway tune, “Let me entertain you!” That’s right, those self-defeating thoughts are not just annoying…
Peaceful Green Pastures or the Battlefield
I know what peaceful, green pastures look like. And I’ve seen enough war movies to know what battlefields look like. I also know what the peaceful, green pastures AND the battlefields feel like in my mind. I’d like to think I always chose the peace instead of the battlefield, but why do I/we let the…
The Water Bottle Got Me Again
I have been known to have been stopped and patted down by the airport’s TSA agent because I forgot to take my water bottle out of my purse. Now, because of my reputation and the delay it causes, I’m quick to check my purse before I go through security. Knowing of the slip-ups of my…
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…
Are You Being a “CAPTIVE” Audience?
CAPTIVE — a person or animal who has been taken prisoner or confined; detained, in captivity, imprisoned, locked up. Ever have one of those days, weeks or months, when everything you do seems to be inadequate, at least in your own eyes? Your parenting skills, being a loving and kind spouse, your efficiency at work,…