Rejection Therapy

Rejection Therapy

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereEvery year, millions of people experience rejection.Every incident feels painful.Middle schoolers will receive just a handful of Likes for their social media postings. High school seniors will receive...
Out of the Muck

Out of the Muck

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAccording to a 2010 article in Slate magazine, almost 3% of the films produced in the 1960s included a scene in which a character got trapped in quicksand.I’m pretty sure I saw every one of those movies....
Facing Failure

Facing Failure

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Hope is life’s extraordinary antidote for discouragement. That doesn’t mean that success always comes easily. Winston Churchill was once asked what most prepared him to sustain his lonely fight against...
Hope on Election Day

Hope on Election Day

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereTwenty-eight days from now, every American citizen age 18 and older will be free to do what approximately half the world can only dream about.We will have the opportunity to choose our own leaders.But...
Doing a New Thing

Doing a New Thing

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click herePeople resist change. Even when it comes to the simplest things.In 1990, Crayola decided to retire eight colors from its iconic box of 64 crayons. In their place, the world’s largest crayon...