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Have you ever experienced a life changing event? Did the change ‘take’? I would define ‘take’ as some event that caused a significant change for you and that you ended up using it to build upon. I have and I’ll never be the same. Then again, that’s what a life changing event does – it changes you. The […]

Do you ever fear that you’ve missed your moment? That somehow (your) the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ came and went without you ever savoring it, maybe even being aware? Perhaps you have… but I seriously doubt it. I don’t believe in only one opportunity to accomplish or attain whatever your moment defines. Whether or not it is

Have you ever thought about life’s questions and answers in terms of the source of the answer? With few exceptions I believe each of us has a portion of The Answers to The Big Questions of life and living, whether or not we realize it. I also believe it’s as we share our answers that the picture

Admittedly, I’m an unabashed anti-noise person. Even as a child I have always intensely disliked noise – I think because it’s so jarring. However, simply because you don’t like noise does not, ipso facto, make you a silence adherent. In my case it does. I do enjoy the quiet because of all the things you can hear in

Do you believe in the multiple persona approach? Another way of asking this question is: do you have a work face, a home face, a friend face, a play face, etc.? To be honest, I’ve never seen the need for or relevance of this approach though I know many people do. However, I don’t know

What do you believe? Do we have free will or not? This debate has raged for eons and when you add the concept of predestination to the mix, there are passionate adherents for both, then we are faced with an apparent contradiction. (Clue: they really aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive concepts.) Free will is many things depending on what we do

Do you live a dynamic life? A ‘Dynamic Life’ is defined by what populates your world, and what doesn’t. It’s not a state that once you’ve ‘arrived’ you can simply settle into it. And, not every component needs to be operating at 100%. But, though the components don’t need to be in cement, you do need to

What is chastening? First: chastening is not the same as punishment. Webster defines punish as: to cause to undergo pain, loss…to impose a penalty. However, chasten, according to Webster, means to punish so as to correct. These are two different approaches, purposes. However I will admit that they may feel the same. Hebrews 12:11 tells us: “Now

Feel may be the operative word but fact also needs to play a role. Was he/she/it right – did you do or not do something you should/shouldn’t? Were you ‘guilty’? I’m sure we all have used this phrase before however the word, feel, is the critical consideration. Feel does not necessarily mean fact. You do need

You can’t ignore your emotions.Why would you want to? Oh, you may try but it won’t work – emotions will express themselves. Control them? Difficult. Understand them? Maybe. But you must realize that they are and they will attempt to control you. This is where problems arise. Bottom line is that it’s natural to have emotions, it’s what you