Dr. Carolyn Coon

Success can be punctuated with a period or an exclamation mark – both valid, but one has more celebration associated with it. But, what is success? Webster says it is: “a favorable result, the gaining of wealth, fame, etc.” When you think about the word, what people pop to mind that you consider successful? Are […]

Do you consider yourself a person of ‘potential’? A person of promise? You are, you know. And how you feel has absolutely nothing to do with it. Scripture provides us with many evidences of this. Actually this is a double edged sword because others also expect you to fulfill your potential.The alternative to being a

“What you compromise to keep…. you’ll lose.” I first heard this from Oral Roberts. I don’t know if this is original with him or if he was quoting someone else. However, if you think about it – there is always a loss in compromise. And this is true for all involved/concerned. And yes I realize

Are you the 100% type or do you hold ‘something’ back, hold it in reserve? When you wake in the morning and are conscious, do you make it an intention of your heart to do your very best in the day? Or do you not think about it and just ‘wait and see’?I would suspect

Without question my Dad was the greatest gift giver I’ve ever known. Mom was excellent but Dad ratcheted it up to ‘rather superb’. He would find items that no one else would even have thought about at first blush, but they were always spot on. However, he was also the world’s worst gift receiver. I

Perhaps it may appear ludicrous, but one aspect of forgiveness that I hadn’t previously considered is helping others forgive you. Just like you don’t want to be burdened with unforgiveness, you need to be conscious of this for others who may be harboring unforgiveness toward you. Somehow I don’t think that our asking for forgiveness

I don’t know anyone who seeks or likes discipline. Typically it is, minimally, uncomfortable but on the flip side – the potential is enormous. The experience can be painful but the resultant learning is always significant. The important consideration is how you approach discipline. Discipline is almost always associated with punishment but that really is

Perhaps somewhat childlike, though I would refute childish, I have always had a strong sense of justice. You can sense it in my black and while approach to life and issues. Justice was something that I was brought up to believe in and hold dear…. at all costs. It may not have always been the

“Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord” the scripture tells us. This is one of those statements that’s punctuated with an exclamation mark, not just a period. Praise is so important that a whole book is devoted to this – Psalms. And praise is so critical to our own mental health that it’s not

Are you an overcomer? Do you think, act, believe you are an overcomer? More particularly… do you know you are an overcomer? Or are you one of the overcomed – and yes I know overcomed is not a word but it does portray the reality. I’m not sure you can be on a continuum between