Acting on impulse …
You’re about to check out at your local grocery store, or perhaps a “big box” store like Target or Walmart … what are some of the things […]
27
Jan
2019
Category
Mental Health
22
Jan
2019
Manage your moods so they don’t manage you …
Would people who know you describe you as being a moody person? If so, that might reflect a natural trait of your temperament, or it could be […]
21
Jan
2019
How to build resilience to adversity …
Over the past few days I shared a couple posts on the topic of adversity (here and here) and noted specifically that some trouble in life is […]
20
Jan
2019
A half dozen ways adversity will strike your life …
If you’re breathing right now, you can count on adversity striking your life in some way in the future. Trouble is something no human being can avoid, […]
19
Jan
2019
The trouble with adversity …
There’s an irrational longing that most people experience to some degree when life-changing adversity strikes — it’s a longing only to get life “back to normal.” But […]
27
Dec
2018
Overcoming the self-inflicted wound of frustration …
All of us have experienced frustration at some point in our lives, but some people become so entangled in frustration that it does harm to their lives. […]
17
Nov
2018
The three most effective things the church could do regarding mental health …
Unless you, a family member, or a friend have been diagnosed with a mental illness, you probably generally ignore the topics of mental illness and mental health. […]
06
Aug
2018
How to reduce negative self-talk …
One of the most powerful actions you can take for improving and changing your life is to become aware of your self-talk and then reduce the negative […]
16
Jul
2018
Applying common coping mechanisms usually fails to help you cope …
We settle too easily. Life is so much bigger than us that we’re happy if we can cope with all that we’re faced with in life. Too […]
06
Jul
2018
Untangling a distorted thoughtlife …
Kids can say some funny things, as well as some profound things, like this … A child, asked how he happened to think of something, said, “I […]