Ironically this holiday season, I’ve been thinking a bit about a time in my life when I lost all sense of celebration. In seventh grade, I attempted to take my own life. My hard times had begun some years earlier, during the summer following fifth...
A few months ago, I left the barn door open. I’m talking about a literal barn door here, the fly on my pants was just fine, thank-you-very-much. Anyhoo, I left the barn door open for just a few minutes while I ran off to do a quick chore. When I...
A LITTLE WHILE BACK, I SUDDENLY FACED A HUGE PROBLEM: My computer was working perfectly one minute,then the next I couldn’t open ANY OF MY WORD DOCUMENTS! Have you ever experienced a very sudden, unpleasant surprise like that? What did you do in that situation? Did...
Have you ever done something to avoid the potential of success?It seems like an odd question, right? But I know from first hand experience that it’s an important one. For too many years, I routinely sabotaged my desire for success and it was FAR MORE DISABLING...
One of the absolute toughest questions I’ve had the opportunity to answer is, “Should I try to live my life perfectly, or endeavor to live my life by doing my imperfect best?” Living my life perfectly has huge appeal because it would mean that I wouldn’t have to...
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