There was once a man who was struggling in his life. He was fired from his job and soon fell behind on his rent, car note, and other bills and to add salt to his wounds, his girlfriend of 3 years broke up with him. Life was coming at him hard. After attending a church …
The flow of the river will lead to greater waters. However, the path and flow of each river is different, as is the resting place. The course of the river may have many twists and turns or it could be straight while the current could be rough or smooth. Some rivers come to an abrupt …
Generally we avoid hard tasks, putting them off while we either do easier tasks or distract ourselves. This is understandable, as a hard task might feel daunting or overwhelming, but spending our hours on urgent but easy tasks vs. difficult but important tasks is generally a costly choice. So let’s talk for a minute about hard …
Breathe. If you feel overwhelmed, breathe. It will calm you and release the tensions. If you are worried about something coming up, or caught up in something that already happened, breathe. It will bring you back to the present. If you are moving too fast, breathe. It will remind you to slow down, and enjoy …
In a quiet room, we can find stillness. And in that stillness, we can contemplate our own mind. What we often find is that the mind is very restless. It wants to take care of a thousand things, because it’s feeling some uncertainty and fear. It wants to fix problems, take care of all the …