The other morning while driving, I happened to turn in to a radio talk show about anxiety. The woman being interviewed defined anxiety as “trying to please 2 opposing forces.” ‘Wow!’ I thought to myself, “what a perfect definition.”. As I quickly rehearsed a mental run through of all the areas of my life where…
I woke up the other morning from a very, vivid dream. As I think about it now, I can feel the bitter sting and pain as it took me back to a familiar childhood memory – one of rejection. In my dream, one of the women at my church rejected me by inviting the ‘popular’…
Many of us never reach our full potential. It’s true whether it’s fulfilling our calling, doing great things for God or even being as healthy as we could be. Let’s face it, if being healthy was easy, then it would be a daily habit for us each day; the fitness industry would not be a…
One of my favorite Bible characters is David; his heartfelt prayers to God are always so real and honest. But one of the profound passages in the Bible that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand-up has to be the apostle Paul’s when he shares his honest struggle with sin in Romans…
Last week I talked about commitment and shared that it required a willingness to: 1. Change the way you think 2. Be honest with yourself 3. Trust the process regardless of what it looks like and how long it takes This week, let’s look at 2 more prerequisites of commitment : 4. Are you willing…
Do you have any idea how powerful you are? Have you ever thought about it? In Luke 10:19 Jesus says, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” And that’s just one of many scriptures that talks about the…
Did you know that the term, ’fear not’ is the most often repeated phrase in the bible? God would never command us to do something that he has not enabled us to do yet fear seems to paralyze our dreams and hopes and can even keep us from experiencing the freedom, joy and peace that…
One of the comments I hear used by clients most often is, “I’m so disappointed in myself!” Over the years of working with clients, disappointment is one of the most frequently experienced emotions and states that we experience on our weight loss journey. Disappointment is the feeling you experience in the pit of your stomach…