Aren’t You Glad You’re Finally Old Enough?
In a culture that runs from age as though it were an out of control monster, you may think my question is strange, Your response might be, “No, I am not glad I am old enough!. I don’t want to be old enough! Why, what am I old enough for?” There was a time when…
DetailsAre Your Children Entitled? – Part 2
In my last Relationship post we began to look at ways that we as parents have been known to enable our child’s entitled expectations. While we may have done so inadvertently, the consequences are the same. And the only thing more aggravating than an entitled child is an entitled adult – which is what entitled…
DetailsAre Your Children Entitled? – Part 1
I frequently hear frustration from parents regarding how entitled their children are. They expect all of the privileges that their family and life have to offer without having to exert any effort of their own in the process. They just can’t seem to understand why this happens. As I dig a little deeper, I learn…
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Are You Your Habits?
We all know what habits are, patterns that we get into as to how we do things. They become routine, second nature, things that we can just “do” without giving them much thought. Some habits are beneficial while others can be annoying, sometimes even destructive. For example, if you are in the habit of leaving…
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Are You Your Best Self?
Now you may be thinking, “Well, I try to be but I’m not always successful.” I would then follow up that thought with, “What gets in the way of being your best self?” The well-known Renaissance artist Michelangelo was once asked how he managed to create amazing sculptures – such as “David?” His response was…
DetailsAre You Worried About Dying?
Author Steve Goodier shared the following story. One night, a Dodgers farm club coached by Tommy Lasorda was leading Tucson by one run in the eighth inning, but Tucson had the bases loaded with two outs. According to Don Martin in TeamThink, Lasorda decided to pep up his pitcher, a left-hander named Bobby O’Brien. Lasorda…
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