There’s something beautiful about the Japanese art of Kintsugi. When pottery breaks, the pieces are not discarded. They are carefully restored, with the cracks highlighted in gold. The damage becomes part of its beauty. Emotional resilience is much like that....
"Still" — The word means motionless, unmoving, quiet and calm. It’s hard to get to this point physically and spiritually…but that's where the human spirit is able to hear from God. That’s where conscience speaks. That’s where memory recalls what’s wrong, what’s...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL We all have someone we’d rather not forgive. Two men are assigned to the same team at work. They come from different tribes with multi-generational histories of violence. One remembers stories his father told him. The other carries deep...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL Planet Earth, with its diameter of 7,926 miles, rests basically on nothing. Yet the earth races along its elliptical orbit around the sun in exactly three‑hundred sixty‑five and a quarter days. Isaac Newton defined this force in his...
Joy isn’t accidental. It grows through daily choices. Joyful people don’t have perfect lives. They face disappointments and setbacks, but develop habits that strengthen mind, heart, and spirit. Here are ten habits to cultivate: 1. Choose Gratitude – Focus on what you...
Empathy is the missing link between good relationships and great ones. In the early years of my practice, I began to notice something about myself—something my professors had warned me against. When someone shares a problem with me, my first instinct is to help. I...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL The English word “misery” comes from a Greek word miseo which is translated “to hate.” Yes, we know what hatred is, and with all due respects to what psychologists can do, I’ve never met anyone whose heart was filled with hatred for...
You must change! It is the only sign that you are growing. If you are not changing, you are not growing. All of us were born to change, physically, mentally, and spiritually. All living things grow, and all growing things change. We’re all born small, dependent, and...
I learned this early: My mind creates the world I live in. And if left unchecked, that world can become distorted. Recognizing an echo chamber helps us stay aware and stay open. It’s not wrong to have moments of reflection. We all need space to think, process, and...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL “I really need that!” How many times have you said those words even this week? Or perhaps it was your eight-year old who had been impressed with the commercials on TV who says, “I really need it, Dad!” And, of course, we quickly think...