You are probably thinking, “I know, I know – you’re going to tell me to eat better and exercise and I will be healthier.” While it is true that doing those two things would improve your health, you are only half right. A recent study confirmed that people who live a predominately sedentary lifestyle are…
DetailsAre you in a rut? If all your days seen to run together, you just might be. We don’t typically go from doing great one day to being in a rut the next. Instead, we are more likely to find ourselves growing complacent over time until we wake up one day, realizing we are stuck…
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What? Can that be real?” Well, according biologist Andrew Steel, medical science is making progress on that very subject. He has written about the field of biogerontology, examining emerging treatments that range from new drugs that can clear out old cells to gene therapies that can actually fix damaged DNA. Steel has found people’s response…
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Over recent months I have occasionally written about some of the dangers of too much technology use and its impact on everything from our brain to our relationships. Today I want to borrow and adapt some insightful suggestions from brain expert Dr. Daniel Amen regarding steps we can take to increase our healthiness in these…
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So, many times when individuals examine or contemplate their “Purpose,” they envision some great calling with astounding results. Things like: discovering a cure for cancer, preaching the Gospel to millions – like Billy Graham, writing best selling novels that thrill readers around the world, or founding an organization to help those in need – such…
DetailsI used to hate hearing that as a kid when Mom would say that in reference to the piano lessons that I detested. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the piano, it was just that I hated the weekly lessons with the teacher’s expectations exhibited through critical eyes. At least that was how it felt.…
DetailsHave you ever heard, thought, or said those words – “Life is too short?” If so, what was the context? Typically, we do so either commenting on something we don’t want to do or on something that we really want to do. For example – “I can’t believe that I had that same argument with…
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In the book Living on Purpose: Knowing God’s Design For Your Life (2017) I wrote: Jolee and Bailey are my two dogs that I dearly love. They are loving, playful, curious, and full of life. We live on 5 acres and, needless to say, the dogs enjoy running the property. And run they do. They…
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From time to time I will see ads on TV that proclaim that the decision to buy their particular product is not a complicated one. And sometimes, that may be true. But I want to tell you a simple story today that exemplifies this idea of a decision not being complicated. In August of this…
DetailsThere are any number of factors that contribute to a long and fruitful life. Notice that I didn’t just say long. Fruitful has to do with the quality of life that we live and our attitude around continuing to learn and grow are critical parts of that. As you may recall from a previous post,…
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