Have you ever looked at a group of people and wondered how such different people can get along, be close, form a family? Sometimes, we allow ourselves to be so distracted by the cover, we miss the words, the message within. …

We Americans pride ourselves on being fiercely independent, of refusing to ask for help. Our independent nature has driven us forward and unknowingly created a lack of community, a sense of fierce isolationism. …

Routines, favorite foods, scents from our childhood bring comfort, a sense of belonging. On rough days we choose to indulge in our memories, hoping the memories of love and laughter will consume the negative feelings and challenges. …

Have you ever stopped and thought about how much time you spend thinking about yourself? As humans, we can spend hours thinking about ourselves. Our minds will twist and turn until every thought is about ourselves. …

I can be a very serious person. I struggle to laugh in church, or goof off at work. A part of me feels like a person from another century, in my mind, there is a time and place for everything. Yet, my stern exterior does not mean I take myself…

Have you ever heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine”? For a long time, I didn’t appreciate how healing laughter is, I took the moments for granted. Well, in truth, until last year, I took a lot of moments for granted. It wasn’t until I started to seriously train…

Destiny is an interesting concept. Some believe we have a predetermined destiny, and others believe we have free will, and yet a third group believes we have a predetermined destiny that our free will will lead us to. Philosophical ideas and thoughts like this are more than my brain can…

We all love to say that we accept ourselves for who we are, that we love ourselves. But at the end of the day, most of us have a list of things we would love to change about ourselves. …

Many of us have no idea what we are truly capable of, our limits are defined by perspective, what we define as our limits, our weaknesses, our failures. We allow our dreams to be defined by negative thoughts, what others have said about us. …