Enjoy Your Day

One of my favorite people, English Anglican priest (now retired) Nicky Gumbel, once said, “Don’t be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.”   He’s right, but sometimes we place undue pressure on ourselves. It may come from an unacknowledged desire to hasten the transformative process. Or we have …

Gratitude: The Key To Optimism

“We picked a bad day to drive to Louisville,” I sighed to Lori as I peered out the kitchen window early in the morning. The snow was gently falling, adding to the previous day’s accumulation. The weather forecast predicted snow flurries through the day. A winter’s weather advisory compounded my apprehensions. Gazing on the snow-covered …