Every Wednesday, I’ll post about multiple intelligences so we can better understand children and why they do what they do. — I often say that too much of a good thing is not a good thing. You may be surprised, but this philosophy is even relevant to how we use our smarts. I think easily with questions because I’m very logic smart. Analyzing and comparing come naturally to me. I want things to make sense. To me. When people or things disappoint or confuse me, I think a lot about the situation. I can get stuck. Frustrated. Even angry if solutions don’t come to mind. I’m sure you’ve heard of the “paralysis of analysis.” That used to describe me. Past tense. Have you wrestled with … [Read more...]
Are You Alive?
April 1, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Every Monday, I’ll post about discovering genuine hope and authentic answers for living a healthy life. — Are you alive today? Of course you are, if you’re reading this. :) Are you living? Did you celebrate LIFE at church yesterday? Let’s live grateful for it EVERY day. When we live with Christ’s sacrifice in mind, we will LIVE. Don’t waste it. Let’s LIVE! When people spend time with you, is LIFE appealing? Is Jesus appealing? Forgiveness freeing and sin damaging? Really LIVING appealing? I’m sad for people alive not living. We need to recognize our need for LIFE and have faith to see Jesus as the answer. He is life and He wants us to live. Daily. Every day. To be alive. To breathe. Inhale. Exhale. Bleed. … [Read more...]
Thought Provoking Discussion Starters #29: Being A Spectator is …
August 10, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Every Friday, I’ll post thought provoking discussion starters. — What do you think of George Sheehan’s quote below? Read it and react. Then, can you write a comparable statement about being a spectator of sport? “Being a spectator is …. Watching sport is ….” Is it exhausting? Energizing? Fun? Frustrating? Quick-paced? Slow moving? About you? About others? About your past? About somebody else’s present? “Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt on an acre or two of ground, where a person can suffer and die and rise again on six miles of trails through a New York City park. Sport is a theater where sinner can turn saint and a common man … [Read more...]
Thought Provoking Discussion Starters #24: What Do You Do With Your Pain?
June 29, 2012 by · 5 Comments
Every Friday, I’ll post thought provoking discussion starters. — What do you do with your pain? James Robinson "Robbie" Risner was imprisoned in Hoa Lo Prison, known as the Hanoi Hilton to American POWs, for over seven years after he was shot down during the Vietnam war. He spent more than three years in solitary confinement during that time. General Risner was very successful after he returned to America and active service. (He retired with the rank of Brigadier General in 1976.) He was also successful during his imprisonment, in that he didn’t succumb to the enemy’s tactics, he helped our other heroes imprisoned there, and he remained positive. How was this possible? To quote the General, “Out of my pain, I made a … [Read more...]
Memorial Day, May 28, 2012
May 28, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead. ~Robert G. Ingersoll … [Read more...]
Thought Provoking Discussion Starters #19: Remembering Our Heroes
May 25, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Every Friday, I’ll post thought provoking discussion starters. — With Memorial Day on my mind, I’ve been thinking about how we remember our heroes. How do I? How do you? How do your friends? Maybe the first question should be, how do we decide who our heroes are? How do I? How do you? How do your friends? Joseph Campbell says, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Do you agree? Why or why not? How would you define “hero”? Ask someone else and compare definitions. Then remember them. … [Read more...]
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