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. [...]
Posted in life skills on Nov 16th, 2011
What you think your life is for…(or what you think you’re here to DO) determines whether something is a waste or not. So for some people, it would be a waste not to travel the world and stay at the nicest hotels – if, let’s say, they won a free trip or something all expenses [...]
Posted in life skills on Nov 15th, 2011
The “homework” of the previous post is to figure out what’s really written on your heart (so to speak) to reveal some core beliefs that have shaped your life… Someone asks, “Why don’t you just tell us what we’re SUPPOSED to believe?” “Why do we have to figure out ‘what we’re living for?’” Couple of [...]
Posted in life skills, random thoughts on Nov 11th, 2011
People LOVE giving advice. Someone whose life is in shambles will gladly give younger people advice on how to live, and then authenticate it with “trust me, I know from experience…” Single people love giving friends advice about relationships. People with entry level positions are quick to give younger people career advice. And there’s no [...]
Posted in life skills on Nov 2nd, 2011
Okay this is a little late in coming, but I spent a good amount of time on Halloween catching up on the AMC series “Walking Dead.” And so I’ve been thinking “what would you do if the world was overrun by zombies?” And what would Jesus want us to do? Step 1: Don’t freak out. [...]
Posted in life skills on Nov 1st, 2011
Habits and routines get a bad rap – “O you’re JUST doing that as a routine…” but in reality routines are healthy and useful! People who brush and floss their teeth out of habit (who even feel uncomfortable going to bed without doing it) will tend to have healthy teeth. Their teeth will be much [...]
Posted in life of grace, life skills, random thoughts on Oct 17th, 2011
You know who you are. You’re not really part of the cool crowd. You were never considered “the life of the party.” Your friends do dorky things like host LAN parties. When you go to Vegas, it’s usually with your relatives, and you go mainly for the food. You’re not angry. You’re not filled with [...]
Posted in life skills on Oct 13th, 2011
So people who are dating and “getting serious,” wonder: how do you know if someone is THE one? There are plenty of bad reasons to get married…for instance: for money, or security. To elevate one’s status (marry someone who has the stuff/credentials you desire). Fear of being alone. Wanting to be a grown-up. <– all [...]