LISTEN WELL

6 WAYS TO BE A BETTER LISTENER LEARN - Listen with the purpose to learn, not be quick to tell what you know. INTENTIONAL - this begins with asking with intent to learn, not tell what you know....

Continue reading →

BE NICE

Kindness Is Contagious is a valuable educational documentary on the magic of kindness. Of all the species on earth, the most helpless for the longest period of time is in the human child. A child is helpless and unable to take...

Continue reading →

GIVING AWAY THANKFULNESS

Why should Thanksgiving be limited to one calendar day a year? Giving thanks can be so much more than watching football all day, eating piles of delicious food that later make us miserable, Christmas shopping, a four-day weekend. Thanks-Giving is...

Continue reading →

THE BATTLE FOR YOUR SOUL

If there is a battle, then what is a soul? The soul (psuche in Greek) is our animate life, the seat of our mind, senses, will, and desires, reflected in our personality. The difference between life and soul is exhibited when we look...

Continue reading →

WHAT’S IN YOUR TOOLBOX?

“If you try to fix a problem with the wrong tool you will make the problem bigger, not smaller.” – Jennifer Crowell Ferch My true friend, the late Dave Tucker, was a master machine and wood-smith of the highest order....

Continue reading →

THANKSGIVING WEEK

In 1863, because of the Army victory at Gettysburg during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared a national Thanksgiving holiday for every succeeding November. This was to be a day set apart to "praise our beneficial Father who dwells in...

Continue reading →

CHRIST IS OUR LIFE, Part 1

As I reflect on the major decisions of my life, there was one that took the longest to decide yet had the most impact on my life. Although enjoying life and starting a great athletic career, inwardly I was...

Continue reading →

DON’T NEVER STOP – Positive Force Statement

Don’t never stop being HOPEFUL  Don’t never stop being kind & cheerful Don’t never stop loving life and people Don’t never stop loving the Lord with mind heart and soul The use of a double negative is done with intent and purpose. A...

Continue reading →

SOLUTION FOR TIREDNESS

We all need IRON in our bodies and also in our social lives. Are you aware of this? IRON IN THE BODY Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Our bodies use iron to make hemoglobin, a protein...

Continue reading →

GRATEFUL FOR GIFTS

Once in a while, I question why I find such joyful delight when I receive a grateful expression. Recently, I received this written gratitude from Dave Short, the general manager at Toyota in Spokane: "I am so grateful for the...

Continue reading →