It’s been a challenging eight months since the post entitled Attitude and Gratitude was posted to this blog, and it will likely be another three months before this one publishes for you to read, but for some reason, this stubborn lady is still struggling with having an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. What’s ironic, is …
Category: Flourishing
Side-by-Side Conversations
“Teamwork makes the dream work.” Yes, I have actually uttered those words, and during a recent endeavor between athletics and academics where we all contributed items for a successful luncheon and were standing in the gymnasium lobby, I heard one of the coaches voice this phrase about cooperation too. For many of us, teamwork is …
Three AM
For the past year or so, it seems as if the dark hour of three o’clock in the morning is when God prefers to connect the dots between the various ideas that have passed through my awareness throughout the day. Perhaps it is in this wee hour that my brain creates some type of reset; …
Rocky Road
Admit it, when you saw the title, you began thinking of ice cream! Unfortunately, the only connection this post might have to ice cream would be if you happened, this past week, to witness my personal pity party being celebrated on my back porch with a bowl of caramel delight from Kroger. Of course, it …
Pot Roast
I’m not exactly sure when I first read the Pot Roast story; however, I believe it came from a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. According to Forbes, “Chicken Soup For the Soul began in 1993 when motivational speakers, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, decided to incorporate 101 inspirational stories that they and other speakers …
Appreciating Differences
As I sit here in the midst of conducting research in preparation for a presentation entitled Generational Remix, which is about understanding and appreciating generational differences, I am reminded once again of how utterly mesmerizing our Creator is. Not only in the intricate way He designed various personalities, but in the way He communicates with …
Agendaless Conversations
Have you ever been so engaged in a conversation with someone that when you became aware of the length of time that had lapsed, you were shocked that the hours had passed so quickly? The conversation appeared to have a steady rhythm of listening and sharing that just flowed naturally without much effort needed. Throughout …
Divine Activating System
Unsure why this phenomenon seems to appear most often for me after making a purchase for a different vehicle, but I’m fairly certain you have faced this experience as well. Prior to my purchase, there appeared to be very few white Jeep Grand Cherokees in my area of Jackson; however, now that I am an …
Givers and Takers
In the research to discover some of the best strategies for assisting emerging generations in their pursuit of a flourishing life, I’m frequently astounded by how often the concepts seem so simple on the surface, a bit of common sense even; however, when it comes to pursuing these practices that develop the Habits of a …
Messy Middle
Much of our life is spent surviving the messy middle. Whether it’s moving to a new house like my friend Jennifer, the remodeling of a room in your home, the rebuilding of an athletic team, or investigating a research topic such as a flourishing life, the bulk of the process happens in the Messy Middle. …
Flourishing @ Life 