For the 10 years I was blessed to be a Creative Memories Consultant, one of the worthwhile benefits of this endeavor was to hear people’s stories. It is inevitable that sifting through photographs for placement on a scrapbook page, I would be regaled with the narrative behind the photo, or the person, or the experience. …
Category: Habits
Siri in the Sky
Santa Claus relationship, vending-machine view, tech-support request—these are three of the latest descriptors I find personally challenging when asked to consider how I approach the spiritual discipline of prayer. This thought-provoking encounter is not dissimilar to the experience with reading Scripture that I share in the post entitled Stay or Go after reading Jen Wilkin’s …
Whiny Disposition
Conducting a quick search through both previous posts and as-yet-unpublished posts, I can confidently share that I am a consistent human being. If I share an annoyance or a struggle, it typically appears repeatedly in various iterations, so perhaps the post Whine or Worship sufficiently covered this topic; however, a recent reading, combined with an …
Grateful Disposition
During a casual conversation (or therapy session) while walking with a friend, I posed the question, “What comes to mind when I mention the word disposition?” Not wanting to influence her answer, I was reluctant to explain further the reason for this odd inquiry, but she’s accustomed to my random curiosities, so she humored me. …
Don’t Think
“Maybe for once in your life, Don’t Think.” This quote appears in the closing scene of episode five of the first season of The Chosen, “a multi-season ‘binge-able’ TV series based on the life of Christ and his disciples. It’s the biggest crowdfunded project in the history of TV crowdfunding, not just for faith-based projects, …
Vanishing Virtues
Since beginning this research into what it means to Flourish at Life, I admit to being rather hesitant in any of my writings to use the word virtue. In today’s culture, you don’t hear the word spoken much. In fact, outside of a discussion related to a passage from Proverbs 31 in faith circles, it’s …
Buried or Planted?
Over the last few years, it has been my experience that I should pay careful consideration when a word or phrase grabs my attention. I’ll jot a note of this phrase, sometimes in my phone or journal, other times in the margins of book notes or journals, but it is important to cultivate the Habit …
Be Happy
In the late 1980s, many of us, who were alive so long ago, were singing the lyrics of a Grammy-award winning song entitled Don’t Worry Be Happy. Throughout the tune, Bobby McFerrin repeats the phrase “In every life we have some Trouble, but when you worry you make it double/Don’t worry Be Happy.” And In …
End of Me
It would certainly bolster my spirits to have a few empathic readers say that not only can they appreciate the struggle I’m about to reveal, but also share the angst that accompanies trying to reach the End of Me. Even writing that statement discloses just how challenging dying to self truly is. Offering even further …
Meet in the Middle
On a recent road trip, I utilized a streaming service to select my music, which can often lead to befuddlement as I question the algorithm’s choices. However, for the most part, the songs seemed to align with what I was hoping to hear and even allowed for some reminiscing about college days. One song that …
Flourishing @ Life 