Make a Decision “Life is managed, not cured.” Dr. Phil To get where you want to go in life, you have to make a decision. That decision will be something like, if I want to improve my situation I must change ___________. You and I are our own life managers, and hopefully, your long-term […]
Surviving Hard Times
One Woman’s Story of Overcoming Fear and Violence
Author’s Note: Due to security concerns, the names and locations in this story have been altered. In the Summer of 2016, I was on a short-term deployment to the central sub-Sahara as a part of a stress assessment team. During my stay, I made new friend James. James and I had visited several times […]
4 Actions You Can Take Overcome Fear
“Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them,” Brendan Francis. Here are some steps I adapted from The Art of Manliness: 29 Days to a Better Man: Conquer Fear. Change Your Perspective On Fear Fear is only negative if you think it is. Fear is […]
The Dark Side of the Holidays
The Dark Side of the Holidays By John Thurman While I absolutely love this time of the year, there was one Christmas Season where, at least for a few moments, I thought about ending it. Much like George Bailey, the lead character in Frank Capra’s, […]
Cutting Down Holiday Stress
Well, we are officially off to the retail madness of the Holiday Season with yet another Black Friday followed by Cyber Monday. As I pen this post, I am having a flashback about spending three Christmases managing a Christian Gift Shop in at the Macon Mall in Macon, Georgia. At the time, I was grateful […]