This week I was confronted with a new question: What’s the difference between guilt and feeling sorry for yourself? I know guilt is more about how we hurt others while feeling sorry for ourselves is about focusing on ourselves, but where’s the line between them? Guilt is something I’ve understood … [Read more...]
Happiness and Pleasure
I was recently driving down a more country-ish road, and there was a guy I`m guessing in his early thirties standing beside a mailbox without a shirt on. I think it’s safe to say he was getting his mail. Yes, I could be a detective: (person in awe) “How’d you figure that out?” Like most guys I see … [Read more...]
Be Careful How You Remember Things
The other week my wife came up to me and said, “I was reading your new book,” and not in the “And I couldn’t want you more after reading your brilliance” kind of way. It was actually hard to read her (unlike my book, which is definitely not academic (aka boring)). She then added, “The first year … [Read more...]
Are You a Turd Bucket?
Are you a good person? There’s a chance you are or at one point have been a turd bucket. That’s not a great way to start a lesson (although I bet it got your attention). If it helps, I used to regularly be a turd bucket. I wasn’t the best at it since my compassion has always been a little low … [Read more...]
It Depends How You Look at It
The other week, my family had a surprise situation... but not in a good way. Is that an intriguing start to a story? It’s amazing how things can work together to end up... less than ideal, but how you look at it makes a big difference. It’s easy to make life look bad because there’s always a … [Read more...]
The Basic Steps for Handling Conflict with Proper Communication
The other day I was talking to a friend outside of my house (yes, I have friends). My family had just returned from the park, so we were all still outside. My wife had the baby and was putting the stroller in the house, my middle child was climbing a tree (I think she was trying to make a couple … [Read more...]
Why Aren’t You Sharing with Me?
A common problem in communication is someone not sharing. From my experience, there are seven basic reasons why this happens. Punishment: Not sharing as punishment makes the person mean. I used to be bad for this as I thought not talking to show my anger was better than yelling, but it’s a … [Read more...]
Even God’s Not Worried about Words? (The Frivolity of Words Pt 3)
The last few lessons we’ve looked at how a wise person doesn’t give words very much power because there’s so much risk for misunderstandings between the speaker not finding the best words to share, the listener not hearing things properly, and our memories messing it up. When listening, it’s wise … [Read more...]
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