Painful expectations For unknown reasons, my mom started retaining some water. So, she was prescribed a diuretic. The nurse told her that she would be up all night going to the bathroom. Well, that did not happen, and it caused my mom to stress out, worry, and think that something was wrong. Expectations created pain […]
Renewing of our minds
Renewing of our minds Imagine someone praying for a miraculous healing of their diabetes while continuing to eat a pound of sugar every day. That just doesn’t make much sense. But metaphorically, this is often what people are doing. They want change. They want things to be different. They want improvement. But, they are not […]
Allowing
Good reasons and prison guards
Good reasons and prison guards No matter how good our reasons are for not liking someone. We pay the price for holding on to that opinion. It is impossible to hold on to a harsh judgement without experiencing constriction in our own energy which means that we will experience that constriction somewhere in our lives. […]
Real men
Real men Somewhere we have gotten way off track – that these random acts of violence are happening so often. We need to change the narrative. There’s nothing even remotely manly about hurting innocent and defenseless people. Real men take care of people, protect the innocent, and help the underdog. That’s what real men do. […]
We see what we expect to see
Counter intent
Delayed results
Delayed results I planted a bunch of bulbs in my garden last year. They didn’t do much. This year I already have a bunch of flowers. A friend of mine used to own some vineyards. He told me that this year’s grapes grow on last year’s vines. This year’s new vines won’t produce any fruit. […]