Oct
25
2019
Surveys indicate some of our most fearful times are public speaking, heights, the unknown and death. Do you relate? It is said we all have some distress, fright of something happening to cause pain, danger or threat (real or imagined). The...
Oct
23
2019
Unless you know how low is low, knowing how high is high is not possible.
My life experience tells me rock bottom is the low of lows. It is impossible to go lower than rock bottom.
At rock-bottom, two...
Oct
21
2019
Forgiveness asking is one of the world's most important, yet least understood and practiced success principles.
What makes it so difficult to ask forgiveness?
What are the four best words you can say to restore conflict that is impossible for so...
Oct
18
2019
These exceptional photos of a sunrise on Scout Lake, OR, and a moon-glowing night there as well, are perfect reminders we can count on day turning to night and later night turning to day. No matter our present situation,...
Oct
17
2019
Internal combustion - Internal motivation.
Gottlieb Daimler is known as the founder of the internal combustion engine. This engine was a game changer in the world of automobiles and trucks. The magic of this invention is that he captured...
Oct
16
2019
Have you been turned upside down? Or, perhaps, it really is right side up! In essence, that is what suffering does to us. It can make us stop, look, feel, grow; or it can make us go in reverse,...
Oct
15
2019
Often we say, "I know exactly how you feel!" But do we really? It takes much connecting with another person before really understanding him or her.
That is what empathy is. It is placing yourself in another's position. It is...
Oct
14
2019
The doctors told me I had less than single digit chances to survive the dreaded Whipple pancreatic surgery.
My medical team was extraordinary. Medical science could offer me less than 10% success.
Faithful prayers of loved ones and many I have...
Oct
11
2019
If 7 out of 10 calls to me are asking for something, it is not a friendship, it is a transactional relationship.
An example of a friendship killer call is, "Hey Fred, Zechariah here. Been a long time. How are you?...
Oct
10
2019
During NBC Camps' summer athletic camps, we are exposed to thousands of campers' lives. We learn from them, and we challenge them to face their challenges. In fact, FACE YOUR CHALLENGE was our 2018 theme. It was impressive to...
