Have A Nice Day!

This morning, during my morning prayers, I found myself asking God to give me a nice day. As I prayed I realized that what I was saying was, “Heavenly Father, please give me a day that goes according to my will, not thine.” “I’m going to establish the criteria of a good day, not thou.” [...]

The Art of Getting Everything We Need

Richard Eyre hits the nail right on the head with this one! In this little Meridian article he talks about the three deceivers: Control, Ownership and Independence. Three deceivers that most certainly drain us of joy.

The Only Guide to Happiness You’ll Ever Need

While the title may seem a bit superlative, this article from Zen Habits, has some really great advice on how to be happy.

Joy: Seeking and Using God’s Gift

“Capturing joy is a little like approaching squirrels. When one of our grandkids spots a squirrel, they lunge toward it. Inevitably the squirrel runs away. If we can get them to sit peacefully and watch quietly, the squirrels will settle in nearby. They will gather and eat seeds closer and closer. But they [...]

LisaRD is the Winner!!

LisaRD, please email me your snail mail address, so I can send you  your book!  Congratulations!  Sure hope you love it as much as I have.

Drawing Heaven Into Your Marriage

YOU COULD WIN A FREE COPY.  READ THE ARTICLE TO DISCOVER HOW.

I don’t often review books.  I make exceptions only when the book is exceptional.  Drawing Heaven Into Your Marriage  by H. Wallace Goddard, PhD, is exceptional!
Casting off conventional “wisdom,” Dr. Wally gets right to the root of successful, happy marriages and for that matter, successful, [...]

Approaching Heaven

Sister Marjorie Peay Hinckley shared the following quote:
“I don’t want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to [...]

Five Ideas To Maintain Stress In Your Life

1. Attempt to control absolutely everything – Instead of focusing all your attention on what you are doing in the moment, divert most of it towards trying to figure out how to ensure a particular result.
2. Believe in the possibility of ‘making it’ – This is a search for identity, and experientially it can be [...]

Who’s Driving?

 
A while back Gus, a good friend of mine, told me a joke on himself. He grew up on a farm in North Dakota, his wife, Kathy, grew up in Los Angeles, California. She doesn’t think much of his city driving. On a trip to the city, Gus pulled the car over a short distance [...]

Let Go of the Outcome

 
The most significant cause of misery, unhappiness, disappointment and frustration in my life has been my propensity to predetermine how things should turn out.  I never really thought of myself as a control freak, but looking back that’s pretty much how it all turned out.  I would always script my life with notions like; if [...]