Dare to look beyond the difficult

Dare to look beyond the difficult

I’ve noticed something interesting that we tend to do when facing disappointment, discontent, and discouragement. We tend to have “all or nothing” thinking. Have you caught yourself saying any of these: “This year has been really tough.” “This has...
Dare to look beyond the difficult

The Best Is Yet to Come

There was an old hymn I learned as a child, sitting in the hard pews of that lil’ ol’ church. You may also remember the chorus crescendoing – strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow (“Great is Thy Faithfulness”). You can be grateful for a future you...
Dare to look beyond the difficult

You Are Here

There’s a lot I could worry about now. Fear is readily accessible. I definitely have some regrets I could focus on. I have some insecurities about the days ahead. You too? And yet here we are. Alive. Breathing. Held…even with our worries, fears, regrets, and...
Dare to look beyond the difficult

Look How Far You’ve Come

Which phrase most accurately reflects how you view the past? 💭 Forget the past. 💭 The past has something to teach me. 💭 I can’t stop thinking about the past. How you view the past has a lot to do with how you participate in the present and look toward the...
Dare to look beyond the difficult

How to Live in the Tension of Joy and Pain

You feel this reality, right? A mentor told me this years ago and it’s resounding in my soul these days. Global tragedies and personal struggles are mixed up with raucous celebration and profound gratitude. Life and death are intertwined. The holidays seem to...
Dare to look beyond the difficult

10 Simple Shifts for Your Life + Leadership

If you’ve had a difficult time STARTING or STOPPING habits or practices this month, you’re not alone. Accountability and support are often needed to change behaviors and experience ongoing transformation. SHIFTING habits may be the easiest of the three...