My Frisbee Pride

My puppy, Toby, loves to play fetch, so I bought a new toy- a rubber frisbee.

 I know how to throw a frisbee. Like, I’m not very good at a lot of things, but I pride myself on my ability to throw a frisbee. I used to throw a frisbee...

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You Have More Control Than You Think

There is so much going on in your world, personally and globally, including events and situations such as health challenges, family schedules, and supply chain issues.

There is so much you cannot control!

No wonder you’re stressed, right?

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A Self-Compassion Challenge

Imagine your best friend calls you in the evening one day. He says, “I just can't handle this particularly difficult challenge anymore! I am so overwhelmed…I just can’t take it.”

What is your response?

Is it some...

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Your Soundtrack to Life

Have you ever watched a scary or suspenseful part in a movie while the tv is muted? The experience is very different; it is not scary or suspenseful at all. The scene can actually become rather humorous.

The film industry knows that background...

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Half-Hearted Living

I don’t know about you, but I have some rules for myself. These rules are actually more like guidelines that I have set for myself to better myself. They include not eating past 8:00pm, no watching movies during the week, and...

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Before and After

Abe Giesbrecht had a life-altering wake-up call. Here’s his story:

We did a major kitchen renovation a few years ago and like most people we took pictures before we started and after we were finished so we could look back and see what it...

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Your Training Ground

My puppy, Toby, is almost 6 months old. He’s got a lot of energy and likes to run very fast.

But he also has a few things to learn. He’s still jumping up on people when he’s excited, digging holes in my parents’ flower bed...

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Emotional Weightlifting

When you want to get physically stronger, what do you do?

You lift weights. You take on challenge.

If you haven’t lifted weight before and you want to benchpress 200 pounds, do you just set the weight machine at 200 and simply press it?

No....

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Overcoming Perfectionism

Maybe it’s just me, but I find it interesting that sometimes I seem to find themes in my life- I go through an experience, read something, hear something, or see something in a relatively short timeframe that all have a similar theme. My...

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Present Over Perfect

Struggle with perfectionism? You are not alone; I do, too.

It can be difficult be ok with ‘what is’.

Father Richard Rohr emails a daily meditation to his subscribers. He sometimes features other authors/philosophers/etc in his work. I...

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