Soul Sculpting Project: Loving in Conflict Roll back to the 1970’s. You and your spouse enter the lab room. There are comfortable chairs, recording equipment, and health monitors (heart rate . . . ). Your assignment: For 15 minutes work on solving a conflict in your relationship. When you finish Dr. John Gottman and Robert…
Soul Sculpting Project: The How of Loving One Another – Skill # 2
Soul Sculpting Project: The How of Loving One Another – Skill # 2 When was the last time you were in a conversation that just never got off the ground? Conversation #1 Dad: Hey, welcome home. How are you doing? Kid: Fine. Dad: Do you want a cookie? Kid: Yea. Dad: Did you play soccer…
Soul Sculpting Project: The How of Loving One Another – Skill #1
Soul Sculpting Project: The How of Loving One Another – Skill #1 It was the night before he died. These were some of his last words to the guys who had been with him though the thick of it. He didn’t mince words. He was clear and strong. Demanding, even. “This I command you,” he…
Soul Sculpting Project: Design a Habit
Soul Sculpting Project: Design a Habit Behavior change is hard business. If it was easy we would have already made the change. Brother Lawrence wanted to make a change in his behavior. For him the change was in how he connected with God. Instead of the on and off connection with God that he had…
Soul Sculpting Project: Don’t Give Up Yet!
Soul Sculpting Project: Don’t Give Up Yet! The odds are against us. If you made a New Year’s Resolution you have a 8-10% chance of success. That is 90-92% odds you will not keep it. And what’s worse — we are nearing the third Monday in January. This the day when the drop out rate…
Soul Sculpting: Put Some Art in Your Day: Dump Your Art Wounds and Get Creative
Soul Sculpting: Put Some Art in Your Day: Dump Your Art Wounds and Get Creative What do you and Michelangelo have is common? You are both humans and both creative. Our Judeo-Christian tradition sees people as created in the image of a God who is infinitely creative. Before we go one word further we’d better…
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