Are You Suffering Profitably? “How in the world can you suffer profitably, Sue? I don’t want to suffer at all. I avoid it like the plague. If I can get around it, or escape it, I will.” Many years ago, I read a fabulous book by Paul Billheimer entitled Don’t Waste Your Sorrows. In a …
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Need Therapy?
As of this publication, thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people are receiving some kind of therapy for various ailments, from physical to occupational to mental to emotional. Myths abound concerning therapy and therapists and those who seek them out. Actually, therapists are amazing people who really do want to help. But, what if …
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Thinking for a change
Are you a good thinker? Or are you plagued by cluttered thinking and vague paradigms? essays on writing I love to think and I spend a good portion of my early morning just thinking, praying, prioritizing and planning. I have discovered in working with thousands of people throughout the country and overseas, very few really …
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The Toughest Space to Organize
My friend and colleague, Vicki Norris from Restoring Order near Portland, Oregon, hit it out of the park with her blog on organizing our thoughts. Our thoughts are, in fact, the Toughest Space to Organize. I hope that you enjoy and glean from this blog.
Are You Whining or Winning?
As you go through your life’s circumstances, are you whining or winning? I just finished perusing my life journals from 1986 through today, and consistently since 1986 I have vacillated from whining to winning. I must be very dense… or dumb! Page after page, my journal reveals a pattern; a painful circumstance occurs, I go …
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Getting Organized Brings Wisdom
“Teach us to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) How many times have you read that verse and walked right past what it is saying? If you study the Hebrew, you will find that the small word “number” means determine or prepare, and the word “aright” means …
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Are You Married to Your Culture? Are You Believing the World or the Word?
In the Old Testament when God was bringing the Israelites into the Promised Land, he required them NOT to believe what the culture of the Canaanites was believing. He commanded them NOT to mingle with the nations and NOT to adopt their customs. But they did not follow His instructions; they mingled and went along …
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Benevolent Detachment
Here is an excellent article from John Eldredge of Ransomed Heart Ministries located in Colorado Springs, CO (www.ransomedheart.com). He is talking about the need to not only unclutter your environment but also your heart. Excellent article. Enjoy! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ “To make room for God to fill the vessel of our soul, we have to begin moving …
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Simplify This Christmas!
I just love most things about the Christmas season! The sights, the smells, the lights, the focus on Christ’s birth! But, one thing I do not like about it is the commercialism and the hustle bustle of buying unneeded stuff! My colleague and friend, Vicki Norris of Restoring Order has a perfect solution for this …
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Are your Paths to your Goals Paved or Cluttered?
Did you know that according to the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals , “getting organized” is one of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions year after year? What an intriguing statistic! Along with losing weight and getting in shape, getting organized is very high on the list of resolutions! What is keeping us …
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