Thursday, July 2, 2015

Interfaith Unity Pendants – Kickstarter Campaign

Interfaith Unity Pendants – Kickstarter Campaign



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Money and Our Weird Relationship to It

Money and Our Weird Relationship to It

I read a story today shared by one of my Facebook friends Joe JB Shaver​. It is a powerful, illustrative story...



To Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/07/money-and-our-weird-relationship-to-it.html#ixzz3ejmBKVWL

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Jon Stewart’s dream just came true: Donald Trump running is a “gift from heaven”

Jon Stewart’s dream just came true: Donald Trump running is a “gift from heaven”

I mean no offense to anyone. But sometimes the comedy inside our politics is just that - really funny.



To laugh helps me cope with what I regard as the most confusing time in American history with regard to leadership - real leadership.



I don't know about you, but I find it so ironic that, at a time in our history when there are more "coaches" in leadership, more candidates for high office, and more talking heads on what leadership really is, we may in actuality have fewer real leaders in business, politics, AND RELIGION, than at any other time in American history.



What is wrong with us?

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Change: Making Real, Lasting Changes in Your Life

Change: Making Real, Lasting Changes in Your Life



Change. Sooner or later, everyone wants to change something.  We begin each new year resolving to make changes…



In our relationships;

In our priorities;

In our health;

In our personal fitness;

In our eating habits;

In our ambitions;

In our careers;

Even in our beliefs.



Within weeks, however, many of the changes we set out to make begin to...



- See more at: http://www.stevemcswain.com/change-making-real-lasting-changes/#sthash.459SKlHd.dpuf

Change: How to Make Real, Lasting Changes in Your Life

Change: How to Make Real, Lasting Changes in Your Life



The Second Ingredient to Lasting Change is the Pain/Pleasure Factor



I do not remember who said it but I learned just how true it is:



“When the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of making a change, you will change.”



- See more at: http://www.stevemcswain.com/change-how-make-real-lasting-changes/#sthash.i2a50H7K.dpuf

Change: The Most Vital Ingredient to Lasting Change

Change: The Most Vital Ingredient to Lasting Change

It is often out of crisis of death that a needed change is birthed. (Read More...)

Saturday, February 14, 2015

LIVING WITH FEARS: How I’m Learning to Manage Mine

LIVING WITH FEARS: How I’m Learning to Manage Mine

I think my extroverted nature hides my fear of being invisible.

I think my fascination with wealth hides my fear of not having enough.

I think my obsession with food and fitness hides my fear of dying.



Here's what I'm learning about my fears, how I'm living with my fears, and what I doing to manage them.

I hope you'll find something helpful here for yourself.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Becoming a Better Listener: Clearing the Wax from Your H-EAR

Becoming a Better Listener: Clearing the Wax from Your H-EAR

Maya Angelou once said, “When you know better, you do better.” I’ve learned, “When you hear better, you do better.” In other words, better listeners live more deeply connected to themselves; they lead others more effectively; and, over-all, they live healthier, happier lives.”



- See more at: http://www.stevemcswain.com/better-listener/#sthash.MgFB2gZN.dpuf

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Beliefs I Was Told I Had to Believe to Be a “Good Christian”

The Beliefs I Was Told I Had to Believe to Be a “Good Christian”

As Paul Tillich once said, "The opposite of faith is not doubt; it is certainty." Faith, if it is authentic, is made of the stuff of doubt. If you do not doubt and ask questions - hard, honest questions - you aren't being faithful to anything but a belief system that isn't even your own. It's just a collection of opinions you feel obliged to argue and defend.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Do You Have an Inner Guide?

Do You Have an Inner Guide?

When you Hear Better, You LEAD Better

When you Listen Better, You LOVE Better

When you Listen Better, You LIVE



Do you have an Inner Guide?



Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#ixzz3O8jP1HYp

Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#GLjxvIMEtfdYpEQK.99