It is hard to believe that it has been 17 years since I built the house that we live in. Ok, I didn’t exactly build it – the construction company did. However, while they were building it that spring and summer, the boys and I finished the basement while the builders were doing the main…
DetailsI was recently sent a “Broom-Hilda” comic strip. In this cartoon, one character says, “Irwin, What do you believe is the secret of life?” In the next two panels you see Irwin scratching his head giving this question some serious thought. Finally, he responds with, “Brushing after every meal?” The first character is in disbelief,…
DetailsWhile most of you would respond with, “No, I don’t know your cousin,” if you are fortunate, you know someone like her. I wrote this about her in the dedication of my recent book, Diana “never ceases to amaze me with her determined faithfulness to overcome the challenging obstacles of this world in order to…
DetailsWe live in a world that seems to be built on “Can you hear me now?” Think about it. You are watching TV – it goes to commercial and the volume increases. Your email receives so many junk emails that you have to spend time daily hitting “delete, delete, delete . . . .” Your…
Details“I remember that I wasn’t going to be busy anymore.” Now you may be thinking, “When was that going to be – when you retired?” No, it was based upon the promises I was hearing about all of the time that would be saved as I took advantage of labor saving devices. For example, microwaves…
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You may be thinking, “I wish I had time to relax but there is just too much to do.” And my guess is that there always is and always will be. I had a client a number of years ago who was working hard to keep his business afloat. He would try to get up…
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Most of us, at one time or another, have been in situations when we were angry, frustrated, or perhaps disappointed in our mate. This is normal. But the question then is, what do you do with those emotions? Some might answer, “Well, I go somewhere quiet and decompress.” “I reflect on what happened to see…
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I recently sat with a couple who was struggling to find anything in common. They have been married for a number of years, have a couple of children, but see each other as complete strangers. When I inquired as to what they had in common when they were dating, the responded with, “Our dating was…
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You may be thinking, “I certainly hope I don’t have Pssta . . . Pasta . . . whatever that word is. It sounds awful.” Pistanthrophobia is the fear of trusting others. For most people it comes about because they have been hurt by those in whom they have trusted. Childhood wounds are some of…
Details“Do I have what?” I know. That was what I asked when I first saw that term too. “Nomophobia” is the fear of being without your smartphone. I am not making this up. And in a psychology study out of Hendrix College, researchers found that 90% of college students suffer from moderate to severe nomophobia.…
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