Where will our country find leaders with integrity, courage, strength—all the family values—in ten, twenty, or thirty years? The answer is that we are teaching them, loving them, and raising them right now. ~Author Unknown We need a wake-up call. American families are in crisis. The evidence comes from the plethora of statistics produced [...]
The Sacrificial Love of a Mother
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Sunday, I’m hopeful we’ll pause and reflect on the sacrificial love of a mother…especially yours, your children’s and your grandchildren’s. These are uniquely special people who provide sacrificial love while fulfilling a role that only they can. In doing so―day after day―they “create” a unique bond with their children that literally changes our world [...]
Psychological First Aid: Returning to Balance after a Disaster
May 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Disastrous events of any kind will affect each of us in different ways. The most common affects involve a sense of insecurity brought on by heightened vulnerability and feelings of helplessness that upset our balance. Returning to balance after a disaster is a primary need for reestablishing well-being and it will, likely, require some “psychological [...]
A Loving Heart is The Truest Wisdom
April 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“A Loving Heart is The Truest Wisdom” ~ Charles Dickens I’ve been thinking about last week’s blog: The Opposites Principle. When I wrote it I was thinking about how powerful this natural principle is in all of our lives…primarily our children’s life. Since the writing we have experienced a shocking example of evil and [...]
The Opposites Principle
April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. ~Ben Hogan The “Opposites Principle” is the commonsense name for the more formal “Bipolarity Principle.” It states that every proposition must be capable of being both [...]
Great Day SA
April 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
Take a drive to the Texas Hill Country and come by to see me at Hastings Bookstore in Kerrville, TX for a book signing. The date is April 20, 2013 from 2-4 pm. Also, if you missed me on KENS 5 “Great Day SA” you can watch this video clip http://.ly/ZLsEkB. Thanks to all who [...]
Living in Stressful Times, Part III
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This week we finish our “Living in Stressful Times” with Part III. I’d like to share some information from two research studies that were recently published. First, let’s start with a study published by the Mayo Clinic involving over 800 children between the ages of 7 and 18. The group developed two eight-question surveys that [...]
Living in Stressful Times, Part II
March 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Living in Stressful Times, Part II” is a continuation of last week’s blog about chronic stress. Rather than review Part I here, you can give it a quick read and be up-to-date. There is a danger in becoming “stressed out” about the idea of stress in our life. Let’s be honest and practical as we [...]
Living in Stressful Times
March 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are living in stressful times. Our thoughts produce an emotional reaction and together they both strongly influence our behavior (our actions or our physical responses). According to two scientists (Ivan Pavlov―a physiologist and John Watson―a psychologist) it is possible to learn an emotional response to a particular stimulus in our environment. Since we now [...]