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Pay Your Taxes
Recently, I paid my taxes for the year. Like most people, I can get grumpy about paying taxes. It feels bad to have a big chunk of my paycheck disappear each month. But as much ...
An Affirmation a Day Keeps the Divorce Lawyer Away
Recently I wrote a blog post about John Gottman and the 5:1 rule. The take-home message was this: successful marriage or dating relationships had a ratio of at least 5 positive interactions for each negative ...
4 Steps to Look for the Movement in the Bible
People sometimes read the Bible and get frustrated, because the Bible seems to say some crazy things about God and what God did. But when we react in this way, I think we have a ...
What is the Difference Between Values and Goals?
If you flip through the self-help section of the bookstore, you will see several books focused on setting goals and achieving them. How can we set effective goals? How can we make consistent progress toward ...
Why It’s Important to Show Our Scars
None of us gets through life unscathed. We all experience pain, struggle, and difficulty. Some of us go through more, and some go through less. But pain and struggle are universal to the human experience. ...
What To Do When You’re Stuck in the Saturday
The season of Easter is a focal point of the Christian faith, because it marks the death and resurrection of Jesus. For Christians, the death of Jesus is associated with sacrifice and the ability to ...
When Storms Hit, Be Like the Palm Tree
I remember listening to Joel Osteen give a talk a couple years ago, and he shared an idea that has always stuck with me. Walking Through Difficulty and Struggle He was talking about how to ...
4 Steps for Dealing with Anger
Often in our culture today, we think of anger as a negative emotion. We think about anger as something we need to do away with. If we get too angry, it can be scary. We ...
6 Questions to Help You Eat Mindfully
Making balanced and healthy eating choices is difficult. Take a look at our society today. According to the Center for Disease Control, about 69% of the population is overweight. Also, many individuals struggle with eating ...
