This year has been the gold medal winner of awful for me (not to brag). If someone told me I had been cursed I would be like “That makes sense.” The best way to summarize in one sentence what I’ve been experiencing (a healthy practice) is it feels like I’m a cat toy being batted around; sometimes … [Read more...]
What is Success? (Defining Inferior and Superior Thinking Pt 4)
Over the last month I’ve been looking at the idea that some people see life from an “I’m inferior” or “I’m superior” mindset. I also pointed out that in our humanity, we’re all equal because… well, we are. As a Christian, I believe that we are not only God’s creation, we are His children – that’s … [Read more...]
How Does a Humble Person Talk?
In the last lesson we considered the idea that being humble sits in the middle between Appearing Cocky and Self Deprecating where Humble is about not always being first or always being last. In this lesson, let’s go a little further. It’s one thing to say we need to be humble, but if we don’t know … [Read more...]
How Will You Be Remembered? (Life is Meaningless & Precious Pt2)
In my book, 52 Lessons for a Better Relationship (a free download under the book section on my website – plug, plug, plug), the first lesson shares a tool I find very helpful for figuring out how to live your life: What are the five things you want said about you at your funeral. Do you want to be … [Read more...]
The Challenges of Communication (Does God Speak? Pt2) (How to Improve Communication Pt8)
Communication between people is dangerous because there’s so much room for misunderstanding. The very act of communicating is difficult because the meaning of the words can change depending on tone (e.g. sarcasm can be joking or demeaning), volume (e.g. fear can make it softer or louder), and the … [Read more...]
Does God Speak? (How to Improve Communication Pt7)
The last two weeks have been absolutely dreadful, yet they started with so much promise. The second phase of framing for my addition was supposed to start, which was originally supposed to be done last fall, so there definitely some excitement for this to finally be happening. This part of the … [Read more...]
Communication: When We Screw Up (Pt 3)
Last week I wrote that men can be oblivious, and I proved that really well with my previous week’s lesson on communication where I wrote about a friend’s situation. From a therapist perspective, I thought it was one of my more practical and helpful lessons. From a personal level… it sucked. I was … [Read more...]
We Need to “Cancel” Cancel Culture
Tip: A month ago I did a series claiming there are three basic types of anxiety: Surface Level, Life’s in Danger Level, and Foundational Level. The following topic is a mix of all of them. I would categorize this lesson as part rant. Ranting is a very healthy activity for getting emotion out and … [Read more...]
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