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Category Archives: Personal mastery
Resentment: Part IV-Wanting Retaliation
When we have been hurt, our natural tendency is to hurt back. When we have been punched, we want to punch back. When we have been criticized, we want to criticize the person who criticized us. When we have been … Continue reading
Resentment: Part III-The Downward Spiral
There are times when the feeling of helplessness has only one event that can contribute to the feeling of resentment. There are other times when the event is combined with similar situations that multiply our feeling of helplessness. I need … Continue reading
Resentment: Part II–The Feeling of Helplessness
Helplessness is not a good feeling. I remember driving in New Hampshire in the winter time many years ago and came upon a slick patch of pavement. I had my seatbelt on when a car coming from the opposite direction … Continue reading
Resentment: Part I–What Is It
Resentment is a common emotion that most of us have experienced on this journey of life. There are many triggers that cause resentment to surface in our lives. A job we had where we got fired or layed-off for no … Continue reading
Attitude Transformation
Well, it finally happened in Colorado. We are supposed to get our first heavy snow today. The weatherman said that it’s supposed to snow for 24 hours straight and give us 8+inches of white crystals. These are the pictures that … Continue reading
Sacrifice
Sacrifice. What does sacrifice really mean? I began to think of the concept of sacrifice in my life going way back. I guess when I was young I was involved in forced sacrifice when my mother wouldn’t let me eat … Continue reading
Relational Wisdom: Part V
I grew up in a very small town in eastern Colorado. Seibert was a town of 200 including the cats and dogs. The prime industry was dry-land farming and ranching. The prime produce was winter wheat that was planted in … Continue reading
Posted in Personal mastery, Relational goals, Relationships in General
Tagged #Cultivating, #Neighborhood, #Neighbors
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The Windy City
I think one of the most beautiful pictures an individual can capture is the man-made structures of a city at night with all the lights flickering in the distance. Over the course of the last 4-5 days that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Personal mastery
Tagged #Chicago at night, #Chicago during the day, #Walking the city
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Relational Wisdom: Part IV
Trust wanes over time. Let me say that again. Trust wanes over time. Here’s a great example, as a baby you have total trust in your parental figures to feed you, change your diaper, put you to sleep, etc. You … Continue reading
Posted in God Relationship, Personal mastery
Tagged #Trusting God, #Trusting others, Trust
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Relational Wisdom: Part II
Have you experienced a person who has hurt you deeply with their sarcasm or a put down? Has their look or their behavior given you the message you were not accepted by what you had said or done? It may … Continue reading
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