adminComments Off on Could Church Help Heal Our Broken World?
When our churches act as spectator sports, where passive patrons watch rituals from distance truths, we miss grace alive and awaiting our experiences as worship’s wings in each of us. Love, not religious words preached, propels us into “God,” to discover overflowing goodness and immense care for us and kindness… Read more »
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Did you know that compassion and unconditional love that we offer to ourselves and others benefits us even more that people we direct it to? Kindness that we offer, even in tiny doses, also makes us more in awe of the humanity around us. It’s no surprise that compassion, kindness… Read more »
Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Easier said than done? Our mindset can open deep and lasting mojo at the heart of every experience. It starts with a deliberate change and enables us to step beyond trauma and… Read more »
When Einstein said, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it,” he could have been speaking of the gift I’m planning for my grandchildren. My idea is to guide a new and fun experience of musical genres as a wonderful wand of merry-making. On page 345 of… Read more »
adminComments Off on Grace Reinstates What Culture Contaminates
The story is told of a mother who embarrassed her teenage son because she wore an ugly pirate-like patch over her right eye. After his friends teased him that his mom looked like Captain Hook, the boy refused to bring friends home again. Increasingly, the sight of his mom brought… Read more »
adminComments Off on Living A Growth Mindset, Fixed Mindset or Grace Mindset?
WHAT IS A GROWTH MINDSET? Growth mindset is open-minded thinking. It helps us generate solutions that bounce us back after challenges. It’s available to all who take time to practice it. Anyone can do it. When we choose growth mindset approaches, we choose an art and science of creative reactions…. Read more »
More and more we must endure fights between leaders with few facts from either, in what’s billed as debate yet illustrated as brawls. It happens in US politics and also among Canadian leaders. Why lead with insults to the other side and miss innovational opportunities on ours? Sadly the brain… Read more »
adminComments Off on What if We Listen with Our Brains?
Have you ever wondered why some people pay more attention to their own ideas, while others show keener interest in people they engage? Or have you seen new technology that improves how we listen? For example, new magnetic imaging opens windows into listening more with our brains. My longtime close… Read more »
adminComments Off on Words that Convert Conflict into Care
No wonder we thank others for a kind response and we value the kind of friends who toss enormously generous suggestions into the ring, on any topic! But have you ever considered one key skill that converts conflict into care in a conversation? Think about your last online discussion where… Read more »
Are you wired for anger, anxiety or payback when clashes strike on an ordinary day? Or do instant reactions for you tend to bring others together, find common ground or share assets? Remembrance Day is the perfect day to inventory our comebacks to personal assaults. A time to check our… Read more »
