03 Oct How Gratitude Heals a Bitter Offense
Guest Post - Dr. Patrick Ball - Family Physician, writer, and musician I know an individual that has spent their entire adult life in bitterness. Bitter means "angry and unhappy because of unfair treatment" and spent means "having been used and unable to be used again". Think about that. Angry, unhappy, used - and unable to be used again. Wow. What a terrible waste, right?
There is a clear and direct link between emotional and physical health that has been proven in multiple research studies over the last few decades. Taking care of your emotional health can be perhaps a less straightforward process than a daily routine of physical exercise, but it is absolutely necessary for the greater good of all dimensions of your life.When maximized, a healthy emotional life can work as a lubricant or protectant to help all of the other dimensions (physical, spiritual, mental and social) perform much more efficiently in an exponential way. This, in turn, helps with consistency issues in regards to maintaining the health of these dimensions which, once again, has an additional exponential effect.
25 Jul The Ultimate Expression Of Love
Fear and Love can’t exist at the same time. Instead of choosing fear chose love for those that attack you. Our perception of the world around us is an interpretation of reality. Our past acts like a lens through which we interpret the people and circumstances...
02 May Why Medical Coaching is The Answer to Lifestlye Disease
The unintended consequences of a modern life are diseases caused by modern conveniences. People outwardly acknowledge medical treatment alone will not cure these lifestyle diseases. Their actions tell a different story. We have assumed that medical science would always provide quick and easy solutions. The results are...
25 Apr 4 Practical Concepts That Will Free You From Anger
Anger is the most destructive of all emotions. It possesses with an overpowering sense of control. Otherwise rational people do and say things they would never otherwise say. In an instant stinging words fly over the tongue like darts from a gun. Often our loved...
23 Apr Solve the Solvable Problems: Part 1
Some people love conflict. Not me, I hate it! If I can, I will avoid it. Why pick a fight with a large man covered in tattoos and probably caring a gun. (I apologize to all you large tattooed men for the stereotype.) Sometimes living to...
31 Mar Seize Opportunities Today
Yesterday can not be relived. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Don't wast your opportunities today, because when you pass them by, you lose them forever. One today is worth 1,000 tomorrows that may never come....
30 Mar Seek the Input of Your Spouse
At 48 years old I am beginning to ponder what the second half of my life will look like. Have I lived up to my potential in the first half? Have I used my God given gifts to their fullest? I wonder if I stay on my...
24 Mar Love Covers Us
I was reading out of "Grace For the Moment" by Max Lucado this morning. The thought for the day was based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, "Love ...