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Perfection Cripples Potential

“The maxim, "Nothing prevails but perfection," may be spelled PARALYSIS.” – Winston Churchill.   Have you ever felt so lazy to do something you know you really want to do? Have you ever longed for something, but you never work towards getting it? Are you a perfectionist?...

Ready. Set. Grow.

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be” — Ralph Waldo Emerson   Sometime ago, I was going through some of my mother’s belonging, and I came across a photo of a really cute baby. I showed her the photo...

Behind Every Closed Door

“If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity.” — Eckhart Tolle     The only thing we know for certain in our lives is that someday, we are all going to die (hopefully...

The Power Of Sacrifice

To put others in front of ourselves is to put God in front of everything. - Craig D. Lounsbrough   Jesus is risen! “Happy Easter” folks (Since that seems to be the most appropriate greeting these days). This Easter is quite special because the whole world is basically...

The Many Parts Of One

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. – Romans 12:4-5   I’ve been humming a...

Can You Feel It Too?

“You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.” – John Steinbeck.   Some habits come naturally to others, while some have to acquire such habits. Empathy is one of such habits. It is the “ability to understand and share the feelings of others.” It...

Never Walk Alone

“Humans need to belong. Humans have always needed tribes… Exile from the tribe is a form of execution.” - Richard Paul Evans   One thing that connects everyone is the need for human connections. Everyone wants to connect with someone on a “deeper level”. We all need...

Find Your Courage

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou   No one was born to be a coward or born with the virtue of courage! All virtues are cultivated. A person who is courageous is...

Let That Friendship Go!

"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."– Washington Irving   True friendship is a gift from God! It is also rare and beautiful, so if you find a true friend, hold...

What Time Is It?

There’s a time and season for everything. A time to be happy, a time to be sad, a time to focus, a time to relax, a time to work, and a time to play. We also have various seasons in life, working in line with...