Posted in life skills on Jan 31st, 2012
No one knows what that word means anymore: it doesn’t mean looking in the mirror and thinking you’re hot. It means being “empty” or value or thought or purpose. It’s usually not talking about things that we know don’t mean anything – that we do just for fun…like football: who the heck cares who wins? [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 28th, 2011
Instead of buying ever pricier toys, or ever more elaborate and exotic vacations how about taking all that time and energy to design a great life instead? A life that’s so good you won’t ever “need” a vacation. A life that’s so good, so meaningful and comfortable that other people WANT to be in your [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 24th, 2011
When I have important days, important events, I like to plan things so that everything is settled and organized…but reading the birth narratives reminds me how messy it all was… unwed single mother – forced to travel – no place to stay, gives birth outdoors and puts the baby in a manger. I like things [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 19th, 2011
This is the seasons of lists and resolutions – so in line with the spirit of the season, here’s my top ten list (otherwise known as the Ten Commandments): 1. Stop making excuses and actually put God first. Or… Stop making other stuff more important than knowing God, seeking his way, doing his will. Make [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 14th, 2011
Here’s something I’m working on… just because Jesus asked me to, and because he’s right as usual that this way of life is better: living in the moment. ”Do not be anxious about tomorrow…” Dogs, for instance, are remarkably “in the moment.” They’re not pissed off because of what something smelled like yesterday, and they’re [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 8th, 2011
There’s a part in the Steve Jobs Bio where Sculley walks Jobs through the Met (museum) to test him… To see if he was teachable when it came to subjects he didn’t know anything about. And he found that (although he could be an “difficult” in other contexts), he was really interested in learning things [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 4th, 2011
Any sermon that doesn’t put you in touch with Jesus, that isn’t passionate about what God can do in your life and through you – is a travesty! Any sermon that makes you feel like you’re under some kind of obligation to God instead of being swept up in God’s passion for sinners – and [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 2nd, 2011
The dating posts on this blog get a lot of views… unfortunately I don’t know that much about this stuff – and everything I’m reasonably sure about is already out there. So here’s an opinion from my own experience…take it for what it’s worth. I think it’s healthy for single folks to be “fans” and [...]
Posted in life skills on Dec 2nd, 2011
When you’re in the right state of mind for a particular task it’s easy; but when you’re in the wrong state of mind, or feel depressed or defeated, it doesn’t work no matter how hard you try. Animal trainers learn to discern the ‘state of mind’ of an animal: even a domesticated animal can be [...]
Posted in life skills on Nov 30th, 2011
The idea of happiness gets no respect these days. To be “happy” is sometimes the opposite of “serious.” If you paid someone a lot of money to do a very important project – you’d probably feel better knowing the person was serious – working and…miserable. If she were “happy”, you’d think she was goofing off. [...]