It started with a dark event

It started with a dark event

For me, it started with a dark event: an unexpected divorce. In the depths of my pain and the process of the event, I was visited one day by Kim, a pastor and a good friend. While shoring up my spirits, Kim mentioned that many people were observing how I responded to...
Survivor Or Thriver, Which one are YOU???

Survivor Or Thriver, Which one are YOU???

On the hit television show Survivor, contestants try to outwit, outplay, and outlast everyone else until they’re the sole survivor. Songs like Elvis Presley’s “Only the Strong Survive” and Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” are deeply embedded in our popular culture....
Dodging Danger

Dodging Danger

Dodging Danger Shock causes us to freeze the use of our gifts and talents because all we can focus on is dodging danger. A violent collision or a heavy blow causes the shock we feel. It’s natural to protect ourselves from this pain. There is a difference between...
No One Said Life Is Fair

No One Said Life Is Fair

From a tsunami in Thailand to Hurricane Katrina, from bombings in Iraq to an avalanche in the Himalayas, stories of miraculous survival seem to occur in every corner of our world. For most of us, being rescued from swelling flood waters or from the icy slopes of Mt....
-Players Have a Kemosabe

-Players Have a Kemosabe

Players Have a Kemosabe One of my favorite childhood shows was The Lone Ranger. This was a long-running early radio and television show about a masked cowboy in the American Old West who gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever American...
Actor or Director In Life?

Actor or Director In Life?

Actor or Director in Life? In the play, the actors were the ones that we could physically see and watch onstage. However, the director is behind the scenes and only mentioned in the show program. It was the actors who bowed at the end of the show and received the...