Choose your party Imagine that you were invited to two parties at the same time on the same street and that you hadn’t decided which one you were going to attend. The party at one house looks and sounds like people are having fun. There’s laughter and upbeat music. People are dancing. It all seems […]
Camping and other first world problems
August 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Camping and other first world problems We go camping for fun. We sleep on the ground, cook over fires, fetch water, and risk getting wet if it rains while we are sleeping – and we call this “roughing it” and consider it an adventure. For millions of people, this is everyday life, this is as […]
An impossible position
August 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
An impossible position Whenever we try to be responsible for another person – their happiness, their success, their mood, their well-being – we are setting ourselves up to suffer. We are putting ourselves in an impossible position because we are not in charge of that other person’s brain. We don’t have the power to make […]
Can we be trusted?
August 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Can we be trusted? Integrity can be defined (Merriam Webster) as a firm adherence to a code of values, to be in an unimpaired condition, or a state of being complete or undivided. Without integrity, we don’t have much credibility. Without credibility, the world is not going to listen to our message. Would you drive […]
Ambassador
August 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Ambassador An ambassador represents his or her country where ever they go, whatever they do. Consequently, they are expected to be on their best behavior. Who or what are you an ambassador for? Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to someone who would benefit […]
Slingshotting the voices of negativity
August 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Slingshotting the voices of negativity In outer space movies, they slingshot (definition below) the planet to create greater velocity. We can slingshot the voices of negativity to create greater velocity. How do we do this? #1 turn up our awareness so that we notice the voices of negativity #2 remember that those voices are […]
Hurt for people rather than be hurt by people
August 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Forgiveness
August 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Forgiveness We all know that we are supposed to forgive. But, many still choose to hang on to grudges, hurts, slights, being disrespected, being wronged, etc. Let’s look at the consequences of hanging on to that junk: We cannot be upset and happy at the same time. So, any time that we spend being upset […]
Bruises heal
August 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Gnawed into mediocrity
August 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Gnawed into mediocrity Imagine that you woke up and discovered a rat gnawing on your arm. Would you let the rat continue to gnaw? Would you tell yourself “it is no big deal” and go back to sleep? Or would you do something about it? When we listen to the little voices whispering guilt, shame, […]
