Dr. Carolyn Coon

  We do show partiality. We may not want to, but… we do. No one is exempted – regardless of whether or not we want to believe and/or act partial – we do. Sometimes it’s not done on a conscious level, but it is done. The fascinating part in this is that the ‘categories’ we esteem are rarely […]

  This is different than the end of a journey, because a new journey always beckons as one ends. What I’m talking about is the final end. If you were to stop where you are right now and know that you were finally at the end… what would you expect to see, to find? What would you see in

is a learned behavior. I’m not totally convinced that we spontaneously and unconditionally share. I also am not convinced that we all share the same definition of ‘share’. However, I do believe there is a predisposition with some people that they will share without expecting a ‘payback’. Unfortunately, too often if we share we expect

    Are you a fighter? A warrior? What will you fight for? Fight against? What needs defending? What are you willing to do to defend (fill in the blank)? And in the fight – what and who are you engaged in battle – probably one of the three initial critical questions? Maybe I should ask if you

  Do you have eyes that see? Not just in the natural sense, more important is seeing from a spiritual sense. Scripture talks a great deal in both the Old and New Testaments about having eyes that see. Granted… it is impossible to see everything but do you cultivate a mindset of having eyes that

  By design? Or do you not even know how you got to this place? Were you walking along, minding your own business and suddenly there is a drop off in front of you? Do you believe you are living ‘on the edge’? And how do you feel about this? I think I’ve gotten ahead of

  Is there always another way? The old saying says that there is. But in the dark of night at the 11:59th hour… is there, really? If we happen to be the person that needs ‘another way’, then we would want this to be true. Doesn’t answer the question though. Scripture (1Corinthians 10:13) tells us that

  I’ve discovered that the older I get the more I accept and operate on the basis that I really don’t have all the answers. (Yes, I know… surprise, surprise.) That contrary to my best intentions, I may be ‘wrong’. Perhaps not for me, but I could be for you. I do have standards by which

  Are you the inquisitive type? The wonder-er type? I am sooo that! To illustrate what I mean is to remind you of what undisciplined children typically do in a store. They pick things up, shake them, feel them, look to see what they’re ‘made of’. Perhaps not the most ideal example, but it does

  Side trips are definitely NOT detours. You have no option with detours except to follow them if you want to continue on to your destination. You may be totally unfamiliar with how the detour will merge with the particular road you are on, or when, nor do you know how much time it will take. Most of