Blog

Faith

Why Bother Considering Our Choices?

No one’s life is absent of hardships, setbacks, disappointments or tragedies. Sad things happen to us all. But as one writer put it, “Physical, mental, or emotional pain lived under the blessing is experienced in ways radically different from physical, mental, or emotional pain lived under the curse.” Henry Nouwen     Choices One of…
Read More
woman at the beach with a hat
Mental Health

Why Bother Noticing What We Think?

How researchers or scientists calculate how many thoughts any one person has on any given day is beyond me. Yet, somehow researchers have calculated that the average human being can have up to 50,000 thoughts in a twenty-four hour period. No wonder my head feels heavy at the end of a day.      …
Read More
group of friends
Family

Why Bother Thinking About Motherhood?

Holidays can conjure up feelings we don’t want to feel, expectations we wish we did not possess and memories we’d like to forget. Mother’s Day can be one of those holidays. But, earlier this week, knowing that I’d need to write a blog on this day, I thought about how much motherhood and Mother Nature…
Read More
Woman in White Dress Shirt Sitting Beside Man in White Dress Shirt
Communication

Why Bother Checking Your Influencers?

We are influenced to think and act by a plethora of powers and forces in our lives. First of all, there are the face to face connections we have with others as well as virtual connections through different platforms. These platforms allow us to personify just about any personality we wish. Not only that, but…
Read More