Years ago I decided to test the alarm function on my new watch by setting it at 8:18 p.m. It worked. For a reason I no longer remember, I didn’t get around to turning off the alarm and it continued to go off at 8:18 every evening. I noticed it was interesting to see just…
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1000 Things I Really Like: Soul Sculpting
I’m walking in the early winter woods. The leaves are nearly gone. A dusting of snow is on the ground. The air is crisp and clean. #519 Breathing crisp, clean air. I remember when I started my list many years ago. I was swinging in a hammock and reading the book One Thousand Gifts. In…
Gratitude: The Antidote for Envy: Soul Sculpting Project Lent #4
Envy doesn’t even sound like fun to me. Some of the other 7 Deadly sins like gluttony, greed, pride, lust, and sloth at least have the lure of promising pleasure and fun. At the start, that is, before the life-sucking consequences set in. But envy just sounds miserable from the start. And then there are…
Soul Sculpting Project: Getting Some Things Done
Soul Sculpting Project: Getting Some Things Done I keep trying to play this game I made up called, Getting Everything Done. It’s not going well. I’ve done the math – hours in a day divided by things I want to get done always equals not possible. And trying to do the ‘not possible’ leads to…
Soul Sculpting: Just Need More Will-Power? Maybe Not.
Soul Sculpting: Just Need More Will-Power? Maybe Not. When do you feel like a will-power wimp? I feel that way when my wave of motivation ebbs and I turn to my will-power to lean on. More often than I like, my will-power crumples and I fail to stick with the plan I created in my…
Gratitude Game #6 Praying Gratitude
Gratitude Game #6: Praying Gratitude Soul Sculpting Project: Tell God what you are grateful for. The Science: Gratitude improves psychological health. Multiple studies link gratitude and well-being. Research confirms that gratitude effectively increases happiness and reduces depression. Sample Study: Gratitude Study (Emmons and McCullough): Participants divided into three groups for journaling (daily or weekly). Group…
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