Establishing Trust Goal: I will stop blaming my mistrust solely on others. I know that as I learn to cope with the behavior of those in my environment, I will feel safer and my trust will increas...

THE SECURITY OF VALIDATING WHAT WE BELIEVE AND FEAR OF DOUBTING A BELIEF Mark 9: 30-37 Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it;...

STOPPING THE BLAME-Controlling the Victim Experience Problems will not be addressed until we stop blaming others or ourselves! Blame is the opposite of problem solving-even when the content of ...

Stress vs. Burnout Sometimes people get confused about what is stress and what is burnout. The two are often used interchangeably. Actually, burnout is a special sub-category of ex...

For me it is a challenge to accurately summarize my visit to the Holy Land. As I toured through my hundreds of pictures I considered sharing the impact that I experienced from each of the sites. Tha...

You are dating a new person that you really like. This could be the one or it could be too good to be true. In time you lose trust, i.e. you don’t feel emotionally safe in the relationship. Y...

Matthew 21: 28-32Jesus said: “What do you think? A man had two children. He went to the first and said, ’Child, go and work in my vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not.R...

Most Decisions Have a DownsideWhen we are symbolically living in a rain forest and hating rain, we must decide whether to move or to stay for other reasons. We may have something desirable there and ...

The quality of our lives revolves around a few simple satisfiers. These are not what we desire as children: fame, riches, beauty or power. By themselves they are fluff without substance. These chi...

REPEATING BEHAVIORS THAT WE HATE Romans 7:14-20 Paul moans about being human and sinful, “We know that the Law is Spiritual; but I am a mortal man, sold as a slave to sin. I do not underst...