by skimhenson | Jun 25, 2017 | attitude
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” Scott Hamilton It’s easier to recognize a bad attitude in others than to convince a person they have one or to see it in ourselves. It’s like selective hearing. We ignore what we don’t want to deal with. I figured this...
by skimhenson | Jun 17, 2017 | faith, gratitude
“Our faith increases when we’re in enough pain, we learn enough, or we’re given enough.” Bishop Chuck Murphy (paraphrased from 20 years ago) Our lot, the one we closed on today, overlooks a creek, as well as houses, inns, and a church on the oldest part of Pawleys...
by skimhenson | May 31, 2017 | awareness and action, getting your own life
“Get out from your house, from your cave, from your car. Get out from the place you feel safe, from the place that you are. Get out and go running, go funning, go wild. Get out from your head, get growing, dear child.” Unknown Last week, I vlogged about our minister...
by skimhenson | May 25, 2017 | emotions, fear, pain
“When life is stressful, do something to lift your spirits. Go for a drive. Go two or three thousand miles away. Maybe change your name.” Unknown “There’s a big difference between running toward something and running away from something,” was my daughter’s take on our...
by skimhenson | Mar 25, 2017 | letting go
“Let go or be dragged.” Zen Proverb In my last blog post, “Arguing and Bargaining with God … again,” I wrote about fighting with God about our son’s diagnosis and surgery versus doing what God asked, which was to let go. A friend commented on my post, “I think I...