Ancient philosophers and contemporary scientists agree that one of the keys to happiness is strong relationships with other people. We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we need to be able to get support, and just as important for happiness, to […]
This is the time of year for the saying; “Peace on Earth and Good Will Towards Men,” which adorns a multitude of Christmas Cards written in gold glitter. It comes from Luke 2:13-14 announcing the birth of Christ; “And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
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For many years I heard how wrong it is that the Christmas Season has become this huge marketing and business event where we have Santa’s everywhere, store wide sales and endless commercials (side note – who has ever gotten a new car wrapped in a bow on Christmas morning?). People get caught up in “out
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I recently had to attend an important meeting where I had not left myself enough time (margin) to deal with some traffic issues. Therefore, I was stressing out while sitting in traffic knowing others were sitting around waiting on me. I also find myself in an airport about 5 times a month for work. I
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Thanksgiving has come and gone as a holiday with the craziness of the Christmas season now in full force upon us. However, we need to retain the essence of Thanksgiving and not allow it to be a once-a-year event but rather the beginning or refreshing of a daily ritual to be aware of who God
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. While my Dad was alive it was the one holiday that I had to be home for, no exceptions. I could miss Christmas or Easter – but not Thanksgiving. It was the most significant holiday to my Dad, in part because he appreciated how simple and basic it is and
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This fall I spent a day hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maryland with my daughter Beth. Early in the hike we had a steep ascent on what is called a hard rock scramble, that gray area between hiking and rock climbing. During the climb I heard the expression from my daughter – ‘form over speed.’
This blog post is a sequel to the most recent one where I discussed ‘Being versus Doing”. Not too long ago, a big self-help activity was defining your mission statement. Corporations posted mission statements in their annual reports and on their walls for customers, shareholders and employees to read. Companies can invest years working
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Some people define themselves on who they are and their being, others define themselves on their accomplishments and their doing. As a high school football coach, I have seen both types of players during high school and then years later. I have coached young men who define themselves as complete people where football is just
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We are in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, still dealing with the pain and working to understand the ‘why’. We have been here before, too many times, with a church in Charleston, the Boston Marathon, in Oklahoma City, an Orlando night club, Sandy Hook Elementary, Virginia Tech, Columbine High School just to name
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