What’s in your frig?

“Hey how did that stuff get in my frig?” Somebody put it in there.  Living alone it is you.  Living with others it is maybe you or it’s them. One of the biggest barriers to breakthrough and personal progress is an unwillingness to accept...

Soul Upside Down?

Where do you go when you’re upside down with more regrets, guilt, and shame than your soul can bear? Sex, drugs, and alcohol when I was younger were places I went to get my debt restructured.  What a dark hole that proved to be.  As did my career, marriage,...

Learned Optimism

The central skill of learned optimism is personal choice.  For some this is good news.  For others it is a downer. It isn’t the power of positive thinking. It isn’t rose colored glasses. It isn’t avoiding pain or suffering. It is how you make sense...

You Can’t

You can’t do it. It isn’t possible on your own. For it to be worth it it must be Everest in scope.  No amount of time and intentionality will get you to the top.  The willpower that fuels your crawl, walk, run will fail you. I’m sorry to tell you...

You Can

It matters. It doesn’t matter what it is, we all have one, and my it probably isn’t yours.  It doesn’t matter.  It does matter.  What matters is that you find a way to crawl, walk, or run your way toward it every day. It isn’t about being...

be where you are

“In those days when you pray, I will listen.”  Jeremiah 29:12 “…those days” when things were hard. “…when you pray” when you talk openly and honestly with God. “…I will listen” what a powerful promise....