Meaning: is it part of your life? Have you found happiness? The basis for experiencing deeper meaning in life begins with some reflection on your life. With the aid of four steps, you’ll be able to move toward a greater sense of meaning in your life. The following is a… Read More »Meaning in Life
Happiness? Despite all the media explaining how to be happy, most of us are unhappy. We pursue it. We set goals and find ourselves to be unhappy. Take a moment with me as I explore in this video our pursuit of unhappiness. The following is a text version of this… Read More »Our Pursuit of Unhappiness
Sometimes the guilt for things we’ve done holds us back and blocks our happiness. Other times the things that other people have told us have demeaned us and led to our feeling shame. That also blocks our happiness. In coming to understand guilt and shame, it’s important to understand that… Read More »Dynamics of Guilt and Shame
The New Year has begun. As we wish each other, “Happy New Year!” we have no idea what this year will bring to us, our loved ones, and our world. Will this be a bright and shining year? Or will the year be marked by hardship and strife? While we… Read More »Toward Making It a Happy New Year
There are times in my life when it’s been easy to spiral and I find myself in a dark place. I wouldn’t call it depression. I’ve experienced depression. This is something different. When the spiraling happens, I find myself in what seems to be a deep pit. It can last… Read More »Spiraling Down to a Dark Place
Resumes are very deceptive. They are meant to tell a story – a story of success. If you read my resume, you’d be impressed. That’s the idea. Resumes capture life’s accomplishments. But accomplishments just don’t magically happen. There’s work involved … and there’s failure … sometimes a lot of… Read More »Resumes: They Don’t Tell the Truth
One of my favorite stories which has been told for generations by preachers is about a person who hoped to find the answer to a pressing question by looking in the Bible. After prayerful consideration of the problem, this person was inspired to open the Bible to a random page,… Read More »The Bible and Living Well: It’s not Complicated
Sometimes, most of us wonder about the quality of our lives. Are we satisfied with life? Are we happy? Is something missing? Could life be better? I suspect that when these questions are asked, like around birthdays or significant changes, we become aware of the ways that the lives we… Read More »The Perfect Life or the Happy Life?
