The battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) is considered the turning point of the American Civil War. Had the Confederates won there, it is likely there would not be the United States of America. The North American continent would look more like Europe, with a dozen or so smaller countries instead of what we have...
The wisest man to ever live was King Solomon. In 1 Kings 3:5, “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, ‘Ask what I shall give you.'” Most of us have fantasized about what we would do if we were given three wishes from a genie. Solomon would...
The last thing David Ponder cried out before his car smashed into the tree was, “Why me?” Often, many of us who are not in the place we wanted to be, making the money we want to make, or not doing the work we truly want to do, are like David and wonder, “Why me?”...
I am not a fan of resolutions since they are hard to maintain and easy to give up. According to researchers from Edith Cowan University, two in three (67%) people give up on their resolutions by January 31! What do we do after we break a resolution? We usually beat ourselves up for a bit...
Since the beginning of human history, stories have been used to help us remember the past and to learn valuable lessons. Teaching abstract concepts like self-worth and personal responsibility are difficult. Using a story allows the hearer to learn via context and the outcome of a story, be that a positive or negative lesson. A...
In researching the benefits of visualization, I kept coming across references to the reticular activating system, commonly shortened to RAS. The RAS is a network of neurons located in the brain stem. The area is about the size of your thumb. But like so many things in our body, it does more than the size...