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The Top 6 Barriers, Obstacles, or Roadblocks to Pursuing our Dreams

When we are young we have so many dreams and the words “practical”, “realistic”, or “difficult” never seem to be a part of the dream process.  When we were young we didn’t think of limitations or...

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Graduates: If You Give Up on Your Career Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later

After spending four long years in college and maybe an extra 2-3 years in graduate school, you are ready to get out and get a job.  If you are normal you want the job to be commensurate with your hard...

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Are You Moving Toward God or Away From Him

You know how you hear an amazing sermon or read something in a book that just sticks with you forever? Years later you remember the point, story, lesson, but you can’t remember where exactly you heard...

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This Side of Burnout

It’s been a long time.  Maybe 10 years.  I actually worked 9 hours yesterday and still met each person with enthusiasm, energy and anticipation of our time together. I realized after my nine clients...

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Maintaining Our Stuff Is Exhausting (and Expensive)

Recently I have been reading about minimalism.  There are many sites, but I like The Minimalists. So I decided to throw out the idea of minimalism to my family.  There are five of us including me....

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The Inevitability of Change

Graduations, moving away, starting college, weddings, and births: May and June are months that seem to catapult us into change, ready or not. There are few things we can count on in life, but change...

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A Resource Kit for Battling Depression

  Do you know those mornings that there is an impenetrable chill in the air, the sky is covered with clouds, and a dull shade of gloom hovers over the world, your neighborhood, and particularly, your...

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In Times Like These

Some memories are vividly and forever seared in our minds. I was  young child when, on Good Friday, 1964, the Great Alaskan Earthquake hit. 9.2 on the Richter scale, the quake was the second strongest...

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Are You the Person You Want to Be?

By choosing to embrace and practice good values every day, you may not always get what you desire, but you will always be the person you desire to be.    –John Maxwell Values Define Us One of the many...

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Drifting Through Life

Think about where you are today. I don’t mean just what building you are in or what errand you are running. I mean, why are you in the city, in the job, in the relationship, or at the particular...

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Arid Transition Seasons

Transition seasons are both uncomfortable and unavoidable. Some of you may be transitioning from college to adulthood to declaring “single” to “married” on your pesky tax forms to moving from married...

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How To Be Present If You’re Easily Distractible

I have read many articles on mindfulness and being present.  It seems they are always written by mindful and present people. I guess that is good because all of these people seem to be successful in...

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Are You Moving Toward God or Away From Him

You know how you hear an amazing sermon or read something in a book that just sticks with you forever? Years later you remember the point, story, lesson, but you can’t remember where exactly you heard...

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This Side of Burnout

It’s been a long time.  Maybe 10 years.  I actually worked 9 hours yesterday and still met each person with enthusiasm, energy and anticipation of our time together. I realized after my nine clients...

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Maintaining Our Stuff Is Exhausting (and Expensive)

Recently I have been reading about minimalism.  There are many sites, but I like The Minimalists. So I decided to throw out the idea of minimalism to my family.  There are five of us including me....

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A Resource Kit for Battling Depression

  Do you know those mornings that there is an impenetrable chill in the air, the sky is covered with clouds, and a dull shade of gloom hovers over the world, your neighborhood, and particularly, your...

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In Times Like These

Some memories are vividly and forever seared in our minds. I was  young child when, on Good Friday, 1964, the Great Alaskan Earthquake hit. 9.2 on the Richter scale, the quake was the second strongest...

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Are You the Person You Want to Be?

By choosing to embrace and practice good values every day, you may not always get what you desire, but you will always be the person you desire to be.    –John Maxwell Values Define Us One of the many...

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Drifting Through Life

Think about where you are today. I don’t mean just what building you are in or what errand you are running. I mean, why are you in the city, in the job, in the relationship, or at the particular...

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The Inevitability of Change

Graduations, moving away, starting college, weddings, and births-certain events catapult us into change, ready or not. There are few things we can count on in life, but change is one of them.  Nothing...

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