Emptying Out

Emptying Out

“Just sit on your hands!”, my mother would frequently say to me, usually in an exasperated tone. I was active, often too active for her. She tried to slow me down by making me sit on my hands, which I didn’t like, and this made me squirm even more. I don’t know that...
Open Doors

Open Doors

“When one door closes, another opens.” You have likely used this phrase, or had it said to you as a reminder that new opportunities are on the way. That phrase leads people to think there is a particular “door” they must locate and open to find the opportunity – a new...
Is Something Holding You Back?

Is Something Holding You Back?

Is forward progress slow or non-existent for you these days? Are you tired of waiting? Have you been waiting for the promotion opportunity, but it hasn’t come? Are you unemployed for longer than you ever imagined, and the jobs you are looking for just aren’t out...
Serve While Waiting

Don’t Give Up

Waiting is hard. Everything in our world happens instantly, and most of it through technology. We are used to getting what we want without much of a wait. The phone in my pocket can provide me with more information in seconds than I could have gotten as a boy with a...