If we are made in God's image, then as we understand the word image, God must be a being. So who is God to you? When I was younger I had this picture in my mind of this old gentleman with long flowing gray hair and a white robe holding a lightning bolt, like Zeus, Charlton Heston (Moses) or maybe … [Read more...]
I had one of the best days with my family yesterday. Davis had a soccer game in Boulder, CO. Davis played a good game, but close to the end of the game someone fouled one of the other players in the box. They scored tying the game 1-1. When they came back to the mid-line in the field. I looked at … [Read more...]
Back in December I had one of the best days of my life. The little basketball team that I help coach one three straight games to capture the Northern Colorado championship (7th grade). My son is a phenomenal basketball player, but this was a team effort. Not one of the wins was pretty, but they left … [Read more...]
I would love to tell you that 2012 was one of my favorite years, but I would be lying. It has been a tough year for me and for many people who I care about, but as I sit and reflect on the changes in my life I am excited about my life, and what the future holds. From the outside, people would see … [Read more...]
Recently I pulled into a strip mall in North Atlanta to get a Subway sandwich for lunch. Pearl Jam’s song Jeremy interrupted my mission forcing me to sit and reflect as I listened. I love the lyrics of Pearl Jam’s music; it stirs my soul. Soon my thoughts took me back to a time in my living … [Read more...]
I don’t get to many baseball games anymore; neither of my boys play, but I do remember the sounds coming from the dugout and the players on the field when someone was up to bat from the other team? We called it chatter; batter, batter, batter, swing etc…. It was so obnoxious. Sometimes that … [Read more...]
When you look in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see a person that you love, or do you see someone who you despise? Do insults and self-hatred immediately permeate your thoughts. You are not alone. In my own life I have struggled with loving myself, and I have seen it as one of the most common … [Read more...]
It is well documented the damage that is caused by parents who don’t provide a secure environment for their children. The world is full of broken people still hearing the words that their parents spoke to them as a young person, or experiencing the physical pain from abuse. Cherish your children; … [Read more...]
Do we really ever take the time to think about how amazing this world is? I think about it all of the time now. You see, I am a systems thinker; it is just how I see things. I think I have been this way most of my life. Plants release oxygen back into the atmosphere, which is our life source, and … [Read more...]
Really, unanswered prayers are one of the ways God loves me? This one is hard to swallow, because we all have unanswered prayers that deeply affect us. Why did my father have to die so young? Why did my business fail? Why did my wife leave me? Why is my child dying of cancer? Why … [Read more...]
I am a student of life, a writer, a counselor, a coach and an executive, and this is my blog. This blog is the test bed for ideas before they become books, retreats or coaching exercises. The thing that most makes my heart come alive is helping another person tell a better story with their life. So many people are caught in their past, and they never experience true freedom. The goal
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