“OK, Barry has lost it this time. I’ve wondered it a few times before, but this time for sure. I mean no one wants to fail. We all want to succeed. So that is where I will put my attention. Why would he even ask such a question?” The famous Olympic figure skating champion Michelle…
DetailsIt may have been while you were running in a track meet in high school. You came out of the blocks, battled to get into the inside line, and then it happened – you hit your stride. We typically use this term to indicate that were are doing our best, firing on all cylinders, or…
DetailsWell, in answer to the question, I certainly hope not. But I was recently intrigued by a story regarding people who had brain injuries and were profoundly changed. In one case a young man was brutally beaten by muggers, which gave him a concussion – which increased his IQ to a level of being able…
DetailsRemember those early days of dating? If you were in high school, you guys may have gone to enormous effort to creatively ask her to prom; or endeavored to shop and find her the perfect birthday present. Or you women may have spent hours in front of the mirror working to achieve the “perfect look”…
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You may recall that last time we began to take a look at the ways many have given up on their dreams that were once so important to them. As they have aged, they have lost their passion and zeal for things that once mattered. I mentioned that our real priorities are not so much…
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When we were 20 years old, most all of us had big hopes and dreams for our future. They probably included relationships, careers, travel, etc. Yet the sad thing is that I regularly see clients in my office at 50 or 60, who have become jaded and cynical at the very notion of dreams they…
DetailsWhen my boys were young we liked to do a lot of camping and fishing. We had one particularly favorite spot in central California that was called Dinkey Creek. Great memories were built there. While Jeremy, the oldest, would float in the water on an air mattress, Jason would sit on the bank and throw…
DetailsIt is Friday evening and my wife and I are watching a movie, when we notice an actor that we have seen in previous movies. Wondering what other movies he has been in, we quickly grab our phones to find out. We won’t spend much time searching the archives of our brains because – well,…
DetailsI can imagine what you are thinking as you read that title – “well duh, of course I have been in love.” I realize that. We have been in love with our – 1st grade teacher, the red-headed girl on the playground, the new student sitting across from us in our freshman college class, or…
DetailsThat may seem like a silly question. I mean, if you have been alive any length of time, you have certainly been hurt by someone. It may have been a cutting comment, a rude response, a betrayal, and the list goes on. So, the obvious answer to the question is, “Yes, I’ve been hurt.” Perhaps…
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