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 […]
The result not the how, the outcome not the details, the destination not the path
July 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The result not the how, the outcome not the details, the destination not the path The other day my daughters and I planned to spend the afternoon together having an adventure. We decided to go to Epic Sky Trek and play on the ropes course. After just a couple of challenge elements, they spotted lightning […]
Pursuing Joy
July 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Pursuing Joy Pursuing joy in making phone calls. Pursuing joy in cleaning the kitchen. Pursuing joy in taking the kid to the dentist. Pursuing joy . . . We can pursue joy anywhere we go and in anything we do. We can also turn all those things into chores and then suffer our way through […]
How in the heck did pouting get started?
July 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
How in the heck did pouting get started? I’ve seen a lot of pouting lately, both adults and younger people. And all of these recent sightings have been at events that are fun. This got me to thinking about how weird and crazy us humans are sometimes. I know that I have never pouted myself […]
A bad idea
June 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A bad idea Sales training teaches us that if we make a prospect feel stupid, they probably are not going to buy from us. We can do this by using jargon, big words, acronyms, by making things unnecessarily complicated, by acting superior . . . That seems like a good strategy to apply everywhere in […]
Retaliation
June 22, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A matter of focus
June 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A matter of focus It seems pretty simple – focus on what we want instead of what we don’t want. However, people tend to spend a lot of time focusing on what they don’t want which creates stress, heaviness, anxiety, discouragement, tiredness, overwhelm, burnout, unhappiness and… Knowing what we do not want is very useful […]
Reset button
June 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Reset button Whether yesterday was the most productive day ever, the least productive day ever, or somewhere in-between – today is a new day and a new opportunity to create. We get to choose what we create today. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it […]
The wrong opt in
June 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Surefire recipe for creating hell on earth
May 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Surefire recipe for creating hell on earth Here’s a surefire recipe for creating hell on earth ~ grumble, complain, and moan every chance you get. If that’s not what you want to create, then you’ll want to avoid doing those things. Instead, you might want to try a recipe of gratitude, praise, and looking for […]
