Riding in the car for consecutive hours along the highways between Tennessee and Alabama provides an immense amount of time for a variety of entertainment options to occupy the brain in order to pass the hours. Typically, for me, the media options include listening to a book on audio; however, this past trip, I opted …
Category: Spiritual Life
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 …
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 …
Changing Seasons
As I sit here on the back porch at Casa de Copper Creek on the first cool late summer day that hints at the fall temperatures to come, I gaze at the colorful green/yellow leaves from the black walnut trees in my backyard as they flutter to the still emerald green Bermuda grass below. Union …
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. …
Goodwill Hunting
Deep inside, I have this belief that all humans desire to be the best person they can be; that everyone seeks to flourish in their own lives and that aspiration expands out to those around them. I refuse to release my grip on this conviction even when our current culture attempts to convince me otherwise. …
Read the Manual
After years of maintaining a beautiful lawn with a gas-powered mower, a decision is made to venture out and investigate the latest battery-powered mowers, so upon opening the large cardboard box after making the final purchase, my first step was to Read the Manual. Now, there are many items that once purchased, such as a …
Get Better
This pilgrimage to comprehend why some people flourish, even in difficult times, while others, who appear to have an easy path, seem to flounder, is generating more questions than answers. Although days exist when it would be enjoyable to uncover a one-size-fits-all approach to navigating relationships, careers, and life in general, in order to experience …
Sunglasses and Hearing Aids
If you find it impossible to see yourself in any of the content Eggerichs shares in Cracking the Communication Code, such as Michael and Tom’s hunting story, the misunderstanding in the airport terminal, or the hamburger question, then you have NEVER had a genuine conversation with a member of the opposite gender! Laughing out loud …
TransforMissional Leadership
Some people may call it coincidence, but I do not; I choose to believe in Divine Direction which is exactly what occurred when I uprooted the book Fit & Flourish from the bookshelf in my home office on a recent July day. Considering the book has been in my possession since before life changed with …
Flourishing @ Life 