Think of a person you have difficulty dealing with. Or a person from your past who hurt you deeply. Got one? Now bless them. What??!! You may ask. Blessing the difficult people in our lives is the premise of Pierre Pradervand’s book “The Gentle Art of Blessing – A Simple Practice that Will Transform You and Your World”. “A constant …
“What would people think?” is a refrain I heard often in my youth when I wanted to try something daring. And as much as I hate to admit it, that phrase still holds me back sometimes many years later. I’m not the only one. Best selling author Brené Brown writes in her book Braving the Wilderness on her struggle with …
“Get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward,” Admiral William H. McRaven writes in the introduction of one chapter of his book “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life … and Maybe the World”. McRaven goes on to explain that while he was in training to become a Navy Seal, his gruff drill instructor ordered …
“There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive,” Oprah writes in her new book The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose. Oprah not only shares her thoughts on this theme, but includes the insights from over 80 highly …
I was always an Olivia Newton-John fan. The first record album I ever bought, as a 17 year old, was Olivia’s “Let Me Be There” (one of her first, before “Grease” and other best sellers) I like Olivia even more after reading her new auto biography, “Don’t Stop Believin’” The book is filled with interesting facts about Olivia’s life. In …
I received a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. I was fortunate to receive an advanced copy of Brené Brown’s new book Rising Strong. From the cover: “If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fail. This is a book about what it takes to get back …
Think back to the last time you were upset with somebody. “How could that person say (or do) that?!” you may ask yourself as the anger builds inside. Then read the following exercise from Harry Palmer (1): Five affirmations you can use when you are upset with anyone 1. Just like me, this person is seeking some happiness for his …
I recently took a “Life of Prayer” class at Unity Church of Denver. One of the assignments in the class was to write my own “Daily Word” entry on a topic I am passionate about. Daily Word is a long time Unity periodical, with daily inspirational readings. Being new to Unity (we just started attending the church this summer) I …
When I visited the Netherlands two weeks ago I thought of my Dad. He was a World War II veteran who served in Holland at the end of the conflict. He didn’t talk much about his war experiences, but in his role as a member of the U.S. Army’s signal corp he did save this transmission from Maastricht, Holland by …
Today is the one year anniversary of the senseless theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. That theater is about a 30 minute drive from my house. Another scene of gun violence in the past, Columbine High School, is 15 minutes away. I remember the words of Jessica Redfield, one of the victims of the Aurora violence, after she ironically avoided another …