Category: Learning from Your Mistakes

What’s Behind Door #2?

Princeton philosopher Walter Kaufmann who coined the word ‘decidophobia’ says that human beings are afraid of making decisions. We don’t want the anxiety that goes ...
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Wise Words Can Prevent Trouble

Last time we looked at how the emotional and mental consequences of our words can be liberating or can distance us from others. Our words can bring ...
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The God Kind of Wisdom

In the previous blog from the ‘Everyday Wisdom’ series we saw the difference between conventional wisdom and Godly wisdom. Whether the wise are successful in the cultures’ standard ...
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The Jonah In Us

Jonah was in dire consequences because he ran from God. In his desperation he cried out and God heard his prayer and gave him a ...
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What Are We Running To or From?

A pastor phoned the home of some recent visitors to his church, and a voice on the other end of the phone answered with a ...
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Redeeming Our Choices

God is with us during and after our failings. In our last blog  after Moses’ epic failure he ran into the desert and sat down at ...
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After You’ve Blown It

A young man was appointed president of a bank. Intimidated by his new responsibilities, he nervously sought the advice of his gray-haired predecessor: “Sir. What ...
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The History of the Starting Over Workshop

Everything has a beginning. Read about the origins and history of Starting Over – A Relationship Recovery Workshop as seen in the Colorado Springs’s Gazette ...
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Taking The High Road

Being treated like trash happens, it is part of life. The impact of being mistreated can take two very different paths.  It depends on how we ...
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How Long is Too Long To Wait?

It appears that one of the biggest frustrations with waiting is how long things seem to take. How long is too long to wait for ...
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