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Anger Management
In the Seminars and Retreats I give, I will ask everyone to raise their hand if they have ever been purposely hurt by someone in their life. Every hand goes up. Then I ask if anyone them have ever on purpose hurt someone else. And you know, the same hands go up....
Attitude of Gratitude
Winnie the Pooh has been a favorite for many families for almost 100 years now. If you’ve read or seen this classic, which character do you most resemble? Pooh, Rabbit, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Owl? Eeyore? Ahh, Eeyore. The Gloomy Gus who seems to be always losing...
make up your mind!
All families argue. As it is written, “Where two or more are gathered…”, while Jesus is in their midst, there will be differences in opinion among everyone else. Some of the biggest arguments a family will encounter begins with this question: “Where do you want to go...
More Valuable Than Gold
Have you ever done something really stupid? I certainly have. When I was in High School, my brother had a 1971 Barracuda. It was not only cool looking, but it was also fast, well, when it ran well. We were out one night driving around when I had to get out of the car...
i am responsible
When I was a kid, I was the object of what today would be called verbal bullying. It started when I entered my teen years and continued through the end of high school. Surprisingly, the kids dishing this abuse out had at one time...
Old principles never die…
My dad used to say, “Old Principals never die, they just lose their Faculties. And, old Teachers never die, they just lose their Principals (i.e. principles).” This is also the man who said, “I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.” Yeah, I had an interesting...
Work It Out
A story is told of a time in history when some pigs got loose in the Smoky Mountain region. People didn’t think too much about it for a few years until the pigs became more and more wild and started to destroy property, crops, fences, etc. The locals tried everything...
What Are You Thinking
The character choice to be loyal, honest, to love, to have faith, courage, grit, respect, self-control, and gratitude, all rests with you. It starts with how you think. In fact, we are designed to be thinking people. Everything we do, even the emotions we have all...