Friday Finds – May 2

In case the blue skies don’t make it back this weekend, and you are looking for something worthwhile on the internet,  here are a few of things that interest me (and maybe you), collected in one handy place for your viewing/reading pleasure. Enjoy! A timely reminder of the beauty of simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider: The […]

3 Keys To Starting Your Day Well

Posted by Michael 1)Don’t waste today by being obsessed about tomorrow This is the easiest way to squander your day. It’s so tempting to look ahead so that we can prepare, anticipate, or dread whatever is coming next. It’s not that looking ahead is a bad thing, we should take time to survey what is […]

How Something You Hate Actually Makes Your Life Better

Posted by Michael “Without faith, it is impossible to please God…”                             -Hebrews 11:6 Do you hate uncertainty?         The uncontrollable moments of life?                 Problems that seem to lack solutions?       […]

How To Successfully Make Decisions

Posted by Michael “The best companies don’t necessarily make right decisions all of the time, but they make clear decisions and get people rallied around them.”                                                                -Patrick Lencioni Whether you are running a company, your family, or just your own life, clarity makes all of the difference in the world. Clarity gives direction and relieves […]

3 Questions That Will Make Or Break You

Posted by Michael 1)Do I Really Want What I Am Chasing? Life is too short to spend all of your time grinding through things that make you miserable. Many of us (perhaps you included) were told what a successful life looked like somewhere during high school or college, and we’ve been chasing it ever since. […]

Good Friday Inspiration

Posted by Michael In keeping with National Poetry Month, I could think of no better poet for a Good Friday post than William Cowper, and no better poem than the one listed below: God Moves In A Mysterious Way God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants His footsteps in the […]

3 Ways To Reduce Your Anxious Thoughts

Posted by Michael Life is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Everyone would admit that to be true, but few of us like it. Anxiety is what we feel when the uncertainty of life becomes overwhelming. Our minds frantically bounce from one thought to the next trying to fix, repair, predict, prepare, relate, or overcome. As our inability […]

Inspiration (Part XII)

Posted by Michael In keeping with our poetic theme for National Poetry Month, today’s inspiration is the poem “Don’t Quit”. I hope that wherever you find yourself today, you are able to find the perseverance and the courage to endure in the pursuit of your dreams. Don’t Quit When things go wrong, as they sometimes […]

The 2 Universal Needs We Ignore The Most

Posted by Michael No one wants to be thought of as needy, but we all have needs. Some needs are basic and easy to admit and address. We all need food and relationships with others. These needs are obvious and for the most part are attended to by most people. It’s the needs that we […]