May 24, 2009

MAKING CHOICES - OBJECTIVE OR SUBJECTIVE?

The 2009 American Idol was named last Wednesday evening and not without a great deal of controversy.  Kris Allen, the 23 year old referred to by the media as the “guy-next-door”, is the new American Idol.  Adam Lambert, the 27 year old whom the media dubbed the “guyliner”, is the runner up.  Leading up to [...]

May 17, 2009

LIVE LIKE TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY

This afternoon I was driving along and listening to If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback.  Since it is one of my favorites, I listen to the song frequently but for some reason today as I listened I felt a desire to write about it.  Now as I sit here typing, I’ve decided that [...]

May 5, 2009

HEARTFELT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT

Most people in the U.S. are aware that this Sunday May 10 is Mother’s Day and most people are still in a quandary as to what to give their mother.  Every year we hear people saying they just do not know what to “buy” their mother.  Well, we strongly believe there is one gift that [...]

May 2, 2009

AND NOW FOR SOME CHEESE

Running a front-of-room leaders’ program this week I was reminded of the simple, yet multi-layered book called “Who Moved My Cheese?”  It’s been around for a while now yet provides us with both a metaphor and microcosm of what surrounds us day-in, day-out.
Life is an unfathomable maze and if we dare to step out of [...]

April 24, 2009

MEAT, MALT and MATTRESS

You may be wondering what the title means—I certainly wondered about the meaning of these three words when I first heard them strung together.  In short, these words can be used as reminders to check in with yourself to determine if your life is in balance.  Before I describe this practice, I will give you [...]

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