A Wellness Path

Justice Goes Beyond An Accountability Of Wrongdoing

We’ve made justice too small. Within the word and the way we use it we have the correct and general understanding of things made right. We speak about ‘leaving wrongs done’ to God, for he will ‘make things right’ and we are correct. It is part of what enables […]

Helping Others Mental health

People change when they know they are embraced

It was a place where I felt embraced, and others felt it too. It wasn’t so much a physical embrace like a hug. It was more a knowing that here in this place, this relationship I was both invited to give something of myself and to receive something. It wasn’t […]

Soul Believers point us to the presence of Christ midst the trials.

Relationships & Connection

Do You Have A Soul Believer? 3 Qualities To Look For

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When the crisis hits, you need someone who believes in you. Someone who will be like a rock of confidence. While you are shaky and weak, they are steady and sure. For that next step in recovery, you have to know someone is there, right beside you. Not to […]

Mental health Relationships Spiritual Formation

Seven Keys To Help You Prevent A Slippery Slope Slide To Destruction.

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A slippery slopes can be a lot of fun. As a kid, I used to love zooming down water slides, sand dunes, and just your normal everyday playground slide. They were safe because there was nothing dangerous at the bottom. But what if there was, or if you were not […]

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Grace Is The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself

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Grace. I need some and probably you do as well. It’s a gift you can give yourself. A dose of kindness. You probably have standards and expectations of yourself that you never seem quite able to achieve. Or maybe others have them for you and remind you of your failings. […]

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3 Ways to Disempower The Darkside Of Social Media

Social Media is a great way of connecting with people and sharing content. There is so much creativity out there and Social Media provides a great outlet for such creativity. There is however a dark side, a shadow, a hidden side to this wonderful new information service. My wife […]

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Trauma & Recovery

6 Things I Have Noticed About People Who Recover From Mental Illness

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Want to change? Most people want to change without having to do the work. Give me the pill, wave the magic wand, say ‘abra ka dabra’ and then everything changes. I don’t believe that Mental Health miracles happen overnight. Change and recovery take work and time. In those that do make […]

Helping Others

6 Keys To Helping Someone Who Is Suicidal

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Helping someone who is suicidal? You’re worried, fearful, but there are things you can do. Learning this 6 keys will help. Suicidal thoughts, feelings, and a desire to die can become overwhelmingly strong. But you can help people to move through this. You can learn how to help. They reach […]

Spiritual Formation

Too much Traffic in your Mind? Try Journaling

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Sometimes my thinking feels like it’s in a traffic jam. An impatient traffic jam. Journaling can unclutter mental health confusion. Horns tooting, temperatures are rising, gridlock. Just too many neurons are firing off! One of my favorite artists, Bruce Cockburn, captures it well in his song Five Fifty-One Knots in […]

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Popularity – Are You Trying To Win Approval?

Earthly popularity wins no angel points with God. I like to be liked. I like to be well thought of, admired and respected. In the Social Media world we can even measure the amount of popularity or influence a person has. The techies have a measuring tool called Klout. I […]