A friend told me about teaching his teenage son to drive. He said, “For some reason, he had trouble staying in the middle of the lane. He was always veering over to the right. Even when we reminded him, it’s like he just couldn’t figure it out.” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, I […]
Perspective
Do You Notice the Trash?
If a piece of trash appears on the floor in a room that’s usually spotless, we notice it right away. If a piece of trash appears on the floor in a room that’s usually messy, we don’t see it. That happens in relationships, too. It’s easy to focus on the things our family members, friends […]
Walk Away From Yesterday
It’s easy to live in yesterday. – Someone was mean to us. – We made a bad choice. – Something unfortunate happened. – We hurt someone. – We lost. Today is new. Today will take our full energy to live it well. If we put today’s energy into what happened yesterday, it will rob us […]