Governed By Purpose: How to Steady Your Life Amid Uncertainty
For decades, I have advocated being peacemakers in our relationships and mastering life management through a clear Governing Purpose. Today, I want to merge these two ideals. I believe every action we take is driven by a purpose, whether it’s fear, a need, or...
A Brush With Greatness
A few days before last Christmas, my ninety-four-year-old mother had a stroke. She was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. George Regional Medical Center, where she was whisked into the hands of amazing and wonderful doctors and nurses. There in the ER,...
Goals That Stick: How To Get Back on Track This Spring
Every January, many of us get swept up in the excitement of new beginnings. We buy planners, write lists, and set ambitious goals, ready to transform our lives. But by the time March rolls around, most of those goals have quietly faded, crowded out by routines,...
The Day I Stopped Fearing My Body and Started Listening to It
For over a decade, I lived inside a cage made of symptoms. I experienced debilitating autoimmune flares, neurological symptoms, crushing fatigue, and chemical and food sensitivities that shrank my world smaller and smaller. I became a student of my own body. I...
Itchy, Scratchy, Sneezy: Your Pet Might Have Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies aren’t just a human problem. As the seasons change and pollen, dust, and environmental allergens increase, many dogs and cats begin to feel uncomfortable, and they don’t always have an easy way to tell us what’s wrong. Instead of sneezing or watery...
You Take the High Road…
A year ago last October, my wife and I visited our son and daughter-in-law in Rochester, New York. Of course, we went to Niagara Falls. While the three of them hiked up and down the cliffs and rode a boat through the falls’ majestic mist, I sat on a park bench with a...