This article originally appeared on Dr. Wally website Imagine that my wife Nancy has been in hard labor for hour after long hour through an entire night and most of the next day. I am by her side trying to comfort her. She is exhausted from relentless and inexpressible pain. Image that she groans, “I …
This article originally appeared on Dr. Wally blog Two amazing people were struggling in their marriage. In desperation, they went to see a therapist. He told them to go home and each spend the week until their next visit creating a list of frustrations with their partner. He promised to help them discuss those frustrations …
This article originally appeared on Dr. Wally blog Imagine that your 5-year-old is playing with his toys when a neighbor child comes to the door asking your child to come out and play. Let’s imagine that you had established earlier in the day that you expected your son to put away his toys before he …
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Brighter Life’s It Matters™ Webinar on 1/11/18 gave me a lot to think about. (Imagine that!) As executive/entrepreneurial coach Maikel Bailey, taught us about “Getting Your Brain to Work Smarter Through Journaling,” I wrote down a few personal takeaways: The brain is designed to move forward. Journaling helps us get our power, direction and focus working …
I took a lot of notes during our dress rehearsal this week for Dr. Vern Cox’s 1/4/18 It Matters™ Webinar, “How to Make Others Feel Felt: The Ultimate Listening Skill.” As he spoke, Vern’s message resonated with me in an important and personal way because he gave me real-life tips on how to communicate more effectively. …
If you’re familiar at all with Brené Brown, you’ll understand why I say, “I HATE VULNERABILITY!” Just kidding. Sort of. Vulnerability, says Brown, is the key to human connection, “our ability to empathize, belong, love.” If you missed her groundbreaking TEDxHouston talk in June 2010, here’s the link. I’m going to be vulnerable in this post, …
“Laughter is always the best medicine,” they say. “Laugh, and the world laughs with you,” said American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. “Weep, and you weep alone.” Why do these statements ring true even when we face such great hardship and overwhelming sorrow in life? Maybe it’s because life can be so hard. Maybe laughter is …
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Coming unto Christ is a continual process. It isn’t a one time event. But a daily, hourly process that requires our continual focus. When we partake the Sacrament weekly we covenant to take upon us the name of the Son and ‘always remember him’. We should keep Him, His teachings, and His Atonement in our …
