Trials

  • POEM: Life Seasons Past… and Yet Ahead

    POEM: Life Seasons Past… and Yet Ahead

    I’ve long thought of life in the context of life seasons. Probably a throwback to The Outsiders and Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay. The other night, as I was sitting outdoors while effectively commemorating the end of Labor Day weekend. I observed my yard. It’s something I do often, kind of like a…

  • The Life Balance Myth and What You Can Do About it

    The Life Balance Myth and What You Can Do About it

    Balance, life balance in particular, is something I am personally pondering during most of my days. It’s something I’m always aspiring toward and am always hoping to achieve for many reasons. Yet balance, life balance in particular, eludes me. I have pursued it in many ways. I’ve attempted to create a formula. Like many…

  • 7 Posts About Finding Value in Disaster and Life’s Trials

    7 Posts About Finding Value in Disaster and Life’s Trials

    It’s not easy to find value in disaster, especially as it’s going down. However, I have no doubt that we can learn from every experience in life. That’s evident in the take-a-ways from today’s “7 Posts About…” post. Today I am offering you seven posts (okay, eight, but two are from the same blog).…