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November 2021

November 02, 2021

Weep and Worship

Our first IVF cycle recently failed and we have received an abundance of well-wishes from...

August 2021

August 12, 2021

What We’re Not Saying

It is a hard truth to wrap our heads around: that somewhere between 70 and...

June 2021

June 01, 2021

Time and Chance

I have spent the better part of my life trying to figure out how this...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

Are You Being Truthful With Yourself?

We all love the concept of truth. Nobody likes being deceived or lied to. We...

April 2021

April 08, 2021

The World is Taking a Dive

I was quite the soccer player when I was a teenager, but never got into...

March 2021

March 11, 2021

Losing Our Ability to Perceive

It is no real secret that the world is going bonkers. Not exactly a hot...

September 2020

September 08, 2020

What Questions Are You Asking Yourself

From the time we are babies, we are asking questions of the world around us....

July 2020

July 21, 2020

How To Build A Foundation For Communication

I was watching a nature documentary the other day and saw a clip of a...

October 2019

October 09, 2019

Naming the Villains

We are in a hurry to name villains. We want to call out bad behavior...

September 2019

September 02, 2019

The Danger of Vulnerability

There are few things we want more than vulnerability. We want to be consistent and true to...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

How to Escape The Victim Circle

The Two Circles are about the blurred lines between freedom and control. In our attempts to...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

How to Foster Trust in A Relationship

Relationships are built on trust. An abundance of it leads to thriving. An absence of...

February 01, 2019

Feedback is Essential for Effective Communication

It is a bizarre human phenomena. One of us can say something and another hear...

November 2018

November 23, 2018

How To Reclaim Control Of Your Life

Every day we wake up and log in to a game. The game is called control....

September 2018

September 07, 2018

Responsibility, Control, and When to Let Go

We humans have an uncanny ability. Somehow, we try to control too much. At the...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

There is No Rescue From The Arena of Circumstances

When painful circumstances strike, we all have the same initial impulse. We’ve got to fix...

July 2018

July 27, 2018

Why “More” Will Never Be Enough

John Rockefeller, a billionaire in the early 1900’s, was asked, “how much money is enough?”...

July 02, 2018

5 Hallmarks of Freedom

This week, America prepares to celebrate the values of freedom and democracy that have defined...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Beyond FOMO: 3 Fear-Based Acronyms Plaguing Your Life

The fear of missing out (FOMO) has become a cultural phenomenon. We sheepishly confess to...

June 06, 2018

The 5 (Types of) People that Influence You

We live in a world where we are constantly bumping up against people and ideas....

March 2018

March 02, 2018

Who Can We Trust?

As one of the three things we can control, deciding who we trust is an...

February 2018

February 07, 2018

Why Human Trust is Essential to Vibrant Living

As one of only three things we can control, whom we trust is vitally important...

January 2018

January 03, 2018

How Miscarriage Parted The Sea of My Faith

I knew it would be sad. I knew it would be hard to talk about....