Personal Growth

I gave my wife this hanging plant/flower arrangement as a gift for Mother’s Day.  I’ve been enjoying taking care of it along with the lawn and other plants in our yard.  Each morning as I add water, I look for new growth.  It amazes me how the right combination of elements can come together to create growth. As I’ve said with other posts, I believe [...]

Emotional Bank Accounts

We all maintain emotional bank accounts within our relationships–a kind of ledger that reflects the amount of giving or taking that we do.  As we give unselfishly to others, we are making deposits into their emotional bank accounts.  As we hurt them, or take from them emotionally, we are making withdrawals. If you have a positive [...]

Selfish People Suck!

I’m really tired of dealing with selfish, insensitive people.  They are everywhere–on the highway, at the grocery store, walking the mall, waiting in line–everywhere.  They are the ones that cut in front of you, crowd you out, bump into you, snag your parking spot, grab the last item, refuse to give up their seat, and never, never, never [...]