Three to five for Twenty-Four

The late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired and influenced me in so many different ways in my life, and I’d like to tell you about one that I don’t think I shared with too many people. I worked as a Chaplain at the Union Rescue Mission from 1986 – 1992, and again from […]

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming” – John Wooden I have been a UCLA Basketball and Football fan most of my life (glad the team pulled out a last second win over Arizona last night!). I […]

“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing” –  1 Corinthians 13:2 (TNIV) Last year my first post on this blog was about Love, so it seems fitting that my first […]

A few days ago I had the opportunity to talk with someone about his inner craving and desire to engage in behavior that we know of and call an addiction. As we talked about how the past two weeks were for him, we validated and affirmed the actions he had taken to create safety and peace for his […]

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference” – Reinhold Niebuhr This Holiday season many of us will be traveling to places near and far to spend some quality time with our family and friends. We’ll leave or […]

The origin of the word English word Gratitude has its roots in the Greek word Charis, which means “that which causes joy, pleasure and delight in the recipient or the observer and an appreciation for a kindness.”   I’ll sometimes encourage people to create a gratitude list, sometimes when they feel they have little or nothing to be […]

As you could imagine, I am writing this on a Saturday morning in the Fall and College Football is awaiting. I just returned from a morning workout and for the second time in as many weeks the following thoughts came to mind, so without letting one more week pass again, here they are. As I […]

In a counseling session today, someone mentioned her sponsor gave her the assignment to come up with a personal list of affirmations that begin with each letter of the alphabet, A – Z. She mentioned that initially it was hard for her to do, but she came up with the list, and reported one that […]

(For more help with managing emotions see “Changing your Mind with the Wheel of Awareness!”) Please use these charts to help you to identify what emotions and feelings you are experiencing at any given time.  Knowing what you feel is validating in and of itself and being able to communicate what you are feeling to […]