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Facing the Fear of Yourself
One of the most difficult and challenging things to accomplish in life, is to know yourself and then to go on and love yourself. It is anxiety-filled, stressful, and down right uncomfortable. It’s something everybody is drawn not to do. Our body literally builds up a wall when it is scared and feels threatened. We,…
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Left Handers Day; and other traits we pass on to our children
August 13th is Left-Handers Day. Not a huge holiday, I know, but certainly a celebration for those of us lefties who made it through school without being traumatized by the overwhelming amount of right-handed bias. Lefties unite! Though it was a small thought, each time my children began using a fork and then a pencil,…
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Hope Floats: Looking Forward Brings Joy
Everybody needs something to look forward to. Whether going out to lunch with a girlfriend or planning a trip with your spouse, looking ahead to something enjoyable is the quintessential idea that hope floats. And it does. It floats us through the mundane of everyday life. It floats us over the rough days and helps…
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5 Tips to Succeeding With Your First Rental Property
When we moved to Utah in 2004, my wife and I bought a nice little townhouse in Draper. 1300 square feet, 2 small bedrooms and a loft, 1 car garage. It fit us nicely, and was located just off of the I-15 freeway about halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, in a growing community.…
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180 Days of Sunshine
Did you know it takes 180 days of sun to ripen a watermelon? No wonder some are so much sweeter than others. They look completely the same on the outside, and yet on the inside, the sun makes all the difference. We get so impatient in this world to be finished with things; to be…
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Learning History: A Revolutionary August
AUGUST CALENDAR of REVOLUTIONARY DAYS 1 – Patriots ambushed by Cherokee & saved by mounted charge at Seneca, SC (1776) 2 – Delegates begin to sign the Declaration of Independence (1776) After the delegates of the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, there was a silence throughout the room. Some wept and others bowed…