Sep
16
2019
Please allow me to invite you into a typical counseling session. You will need to use your imagination.
Here is the scenario. A client walks into my office. I ask the client for permission to have you listen and learn;...
Sep
13
2019
Unforgiveness is the number one way to be imprisoned in the Emotional Intelligence Jail. It is holding a grudge against someone who has offended us, leading to unkind and merciless thoughts. It has an underlying poisonous cycle: Unresolved hurt (recognized...
Sep
12
2019
A house is not a whole lot until it is occupied by people. A house becomes either a sanctuary or a battlefield.
The definition of a sanctuary is a place of refuge or rest, a place where you can feel...
Sep
11
2019
"Why did your father end up living alone with a bottle of alcohol in his hand with no hope?" -Dr. Shann Ferch
This question could be asked of every street beggar and homeless person.
It could be asked to all who...
Sep
10
2019
The mature in emotional intelligence can shed tears and also laugh often. Both crying and laughter have a healing effect and seem to cure a "multitude of ills."
Laughter makes the heart glad! Joy is God's gift to us. When...
Sep
09
2019
"The ability to appreciate is a learned behavior. Mastery of this skill of seeing the full worth in people, in creation and all life is the difference between being a positive or a negative human being." Fred Crowell
January 22,...
Sep
06
2019
This remarkable, majestic, mysterious world in which we live is governed by physical, psychological and spiritual laws which are both seen and unseen. The law of give and take falls under the law of cause and effect. In other words,...
Sep
05
2019
Millions of USA students enroll in schools across the continent in September with the hope of winning! Unfortunately, far too many will lose the battle to win.
Questions:
Why so many failures?
Why does one Spokane area school district have...
Sep
04
2019
Walt Disney grew up an unhappy child. His father did not make life fun for the young Walter Disney.
Walter developed a dream. In the mid-1950's, he told his brother, Roy, he was going to build a theme park that...
Sep
03
2019
All too often it is asked, "Where do I begin to change the world?"
The simple question demands a simple answer: Start where you are.
Dr. Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, says: "If you want to change the world, start with...
