The world is full of information, so why does it need another blog? As a lifelong learner, I’m a curator of life-experiences, research and creativity, with a passion for study. I want to understand the world — and everything in it — in a way that I can help others understand it better as well. If knowledge is power, my goal is to ensure that no one ever feels powerless.
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JUDGMENT. CRITICISM. FAULT-FINDING. It happens so easily.It seems to be the default setting of humankind. We form our OPINION,vent our CRITICISM,find FAULT,pass JUDGMENT, and,CONDEMN people… Sometimes, people we’ve never met,don’t know,never had a conversation...
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John Gottman has done some of the most important research on marriage ever conducted. Through his extensive research, Gottman indicates that he can predict with stunning accuracy — well over 90% — within just a few minutes of meeting a married couple, whether or not...
That quote is one of the most thought-provoking questions I've ever ran across. “WHY did you get out of bed this morning, and WHY should anyone care?” –Simon Sinek An alarm clock can tell you WHEN to get up; but it can’t tell you WHY to get up. Unfortunately, when...
The most important day of your marriage isn’t the first day, it’s the last day.It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. If you know how you want to finish, you can reverse engineer your marriage so that you live and love in a way that causes you to finish...
You don't have to make it complicated. Lose the overwhelm. Refuse to overthink this. Forget the magic supplement promising "too good to be true" results. When it comes to experiencing and enjoying a HEALTHY LIFE, three SIMPLE HABITS make a huge difference. HABIT #1:...
According to Idioms.thefreedictionary.com, “your angle” is your understanding of something. It’s your unique perspective on an event or happening. That’s one angle on “your angle.” But Urbandictionary.com has another take on the expression. It says that when someone...
How Do We Respond? Billed as a celebration of diversity and inclusion, the 65th Grammy’s did showcase a variety musical styles, ethnicities and sexualities. But diversity? Inclusion? The almost 3-hour spectacle was an echo chamber of people from various groups who...
By John Eldredge I read my first John Eldredge book in the early 2000’s, devouring both Wild At Heart and Waking The Dead. I was attracted to his uncanny ability to put into words the experience of my life, his use of “story” whether it be written or descriptive...
“Sometimes you have to let go of some things to save the most important thing.”—Ann Voskamp One of the most helpful exercises I’ve participated in took place at a retreat I attended a few months ago. The leader asked us to make a LIST of things we were LEAVING BEHIND...
“But the angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. 14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth…’” —Luke 1:13-14 NLT There are no...