There is a very real temptation to be anxious about life that is pervasive in our present culture and world. Many things in life that we have accepted as normal are now anything but normal. Just the events of this past week in our government are heartbreaking and so very contrary to what we have…
If you are like me, you may find yourself tempted from time to time to follow a path of what I will call “what if” thinking. An adverse event or news will trigger your mind to begin speculating on possible futures. Depending on the severity of the original negative trigger, the speculations will take on…
This past Saturday, I chose to do something out of the ordinary. I got up early—5:30 AM—and went to work out at the gym I regularly attend, Orange Theory Fitness. I usually have one-on-one meetings with a few men on Saturday mornings, but on this particular weekend day, none of the men I normally meet…
This “hunkering down” stuff can mess with our minds if we let it! We are asked to do a simple thing: Stay home, and stay away from people! I will admit there are some days where that is the kind of assignment I am looking for. But the prolonged hunker down and social distancing can…
