Having awareness of our surroundings might be the most typical way of thinking about the word; however, I want to think about awareness not in terms of ourselves but of others.  Thinking about the well-being of others, how we can be helpful, and even better, thinking about how we can help others as a priority over helping ourselves.  This is not something that is learned overnight.  For me, it is something I am intentional about pursuing. The first step of awareness is recognizing that you’re thinking about others; their mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.  If you are…

I wanted to know what I was doing wrong and what I needed to work on, so I asked Jesus through prayer.  I am here to tell you, don’t ask that question unless you are prepared for the answer.  Over the last several weeks, I have had no shortage of lessons learned and areas for improvement.    He introduced me to how many things I say that don’t need to be discussed.  Not only are they unnecessary, but they don’t contribute to the conversation in a productive manner. What he showed me was how easy it is to…

There are times in life when the junk piles high.  Okay, I might not literally mean junk piles; my junk usually arrives in the form of problems or obstacles.  If I don’t address my issues, they quickly become piles of junk I have to sift through.  Sometimes, not knowing where to start is the largest obstacle.  As we look for ways to attack the junk, we quickly lose the energy to begin solving the issue.  First, I go to prayer.  Asking Jesus to guide me through the best way to tackle the project.  Seeking his guidance on how to…

Given the choice between living in anger and living in peace, I hope we all would choose peace.  The noise of the world often obscures the fact that we have a choice in how we interact.  If we are not careful, we can quickly get sucked into a doom and gloom attitude.  Let’s face it, we are all problem solvers.  The question is, how are we addressing the daily chaos that we face?  There is a recipe we can follow to help us move through the chaos, but our “will” can choose a different direction at any time. What…