How Can I Overcome My Eclipse Bias?

A total solar eclipse—a sight not many get to experience in their lifetime. My wife was super excited several years ago when she could experience one on her birthday. She packed the kids into the van and drove to the closest place where she could experience a full eclipse. She was not let down as […]

How To Get Out Of The Victim Mindset

This last week I made my first attempt at oil painting. For some reason, it is one artistic medium that has always scared me. It’s intimidating. However, as I work toward publishing my first book, I need good book cover art. So, I got out the paints I purchased years ago and stepped into my […]

Building the Framework of Healing

Terrible things happen.  All. The. Time. The sad fact: it’s just a part of life. It’s inescapable. While there are things we do that can increase the number of terrible things happening around us, thinking that the way we live our life can stop them is an immature perspective. And it is an immature perspective […]

Empathy is Magic

What if I told you there was a magical process that broke down defensiveness, ended hostility, opened people’s hearts, and built connection and intimacy? Would you use it? Would you giggle along with me in awe as you watched relationships improve almost instantly? Most people want a silver bullet to improve their relationships and work […]