Believe What People Say

Believe What People Say

Have you ever noticed that we read so much into what people say? The human mind is a skilled storyteller and we are good at reading between the lines. Sometimes this is useful, but there are also plenty of times when it isn’t. We can make up elaborate stories about...
What Story Are You Telling?

What Story Are You Telling?

“What you believe is real is mostly imagined, and what you imagine is actually creating what’s real.” – Jody Moore The human mind is a skilled storyteller. We have an estimated 30,000-60,000 thoughts per day, and contrary to what most of us believe, these thoughts are...
Too Blessed to be Stressed?

Too Blessed to be Stressed?

I’ve never liked the phrase “too blessed to be stressed”. I get the point. Most of us (who live in middle class suburban neighborhoods in a first world country) are so much more blessed than we realize and we spend a lot of time complaining about things that really...
Thoughts that are Saving My Life Right Now

Thoughts that are Saving My Life Right Now

Emily P. Freeman likes to share the “things that are saving her life right now” every season on her podcast, The Next Right Thing. She got this idea from Barbara Brown Taylor, and while the name of the list sounds a bit dramatic, it includes all kinds of things (both...