What are you influenced by? Does the influence flow in or out of you? We are potentially influenced by everything that we touch, see, hear, taste, and smell. So we need to be very careful of what we let into our lives. The greatest things that influence us are our relationships, the tv shows and […]
Category: Miscellaneous
Just care
I work in a highly regulated field where things have to be done a certain way or you get into trouble with the government. To me it is common sense to do things a certain way, but it seems like the recent graduate new hires have a different way and it is leading to sloppy […]
Growing Up
Not sure when it started, but it seems like today we do not want our kids grow up. Now this is not true for all parents, but it is true for a lot of them. My son told me once, “Thank you for being a hard ass.”. He went on to say “I can do […]
Ephesians 6:12
Out of the entire Bible, I struggle with this verse more than any other. Ephesians 6:12 says: 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. I know Paul was […]
Love Does Not Dishonor Others
What does this mean? Dishonor according to the online Free Dictionary, dishonor means: Loss of respect or reputation To bring shame or disgrace upon To treat in a disrespectful or demeaning manner Lets look at what honor means. According to Oxford online dictionary, it means to regard with great respect or knowing and doing what […]
Sweet Tooth and Alcohol
I chose a diet that would allow me to lose weight and yet have a cheat day that would allow me to eat or drink whatever I wanted. I started having leg cramps and I thought it was the bed because I would only have them when I was home. I also thought it might […]
Sweet Tooth 2
Curbing the sugar craving can be very difficult. If it were easy, then everyone who is addicted to the stuff that wanted to quit would be able too without difficulty. However, the reality is this stuff alters body chemistry just like any drug, but there are things that can be done. Some say to drink […]
Sweet Tooth
I have a real bad sweet tooth. Once I eat something with sugar in it, it is like I need to eat and eat and eat until I make myself sick. But why? I am sure it has something to do with a chemical imbalance. Research says that when we eat sugar, opioids and dopamine […]
Bitterness
What is bitterness: anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment. So many many of us are bitter, but why? If I had to guess, we feel we have been treated unfairly. Our lives are not where we expect them to be, we have been passed over for promotions, we travel for work all the […]
Headlights
I am amazed that people do not want to use their headlights when it is dark. There are two reasons to use them: So you can see. Just as important if not more so, so others can see you. If it is dark outside, then without your headlights on, it becomes increasingly more difficult for […]