by Chris Maxwell | Feb 9, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From various chapters in Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. What about you? Do you feel like you don’t fit very well? Have you been wounded recently? Are there hurts from your past which seem to stay alive and breathing? Have you...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 30, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. How can we leave a legacy which includes a few laughs? Well, let’s not force it or mimic how someone else does it. Let joy be an inner reality not like happiness coming from external...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 26, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. What situations have caused you grief? What is your initial response? If you often hold too tightly to those who have left, what do you think is the reason? What steps would you recommend to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Our information is shelled with statistics. Our schedules are crammed with goals. Our meetings are overloaded with the pursuit. What if we stop the race, just for a moment? What if we cease...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. We should not always go by our feelings. Our feelings can be affected, influenced, triggered by more than what is best for us. It is good to know how we feel and why we feel that way, though...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog
a heavy fear.a haunting lure. those initial thoughts.those original feelings. yes, they are there.yes, they are loud. no, they should not control us. be aware of them.process the “what”and the “why.” but beware of them.refuse to let them ruleyour decisions. talk to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 13, 2023 | Blog
remembering fifteen dayswith a fewback-home-momentsafter the first five,before the last five. praying and waiting,unsure and hopeful,encouragement from friendseased the stress. breathe deeply, now.relax muscles, now.think positively, now. i listened.podcasts,...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog
i checked my phone’s calendarfor confirmationof what day today is. they,these days,confuse me. they,these days,concern me. unanticipated, unforeseen,unannounced, unplanned. we’ve all had decembersof disturbance before.we’ll all have more. but this jolt has left me...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 2, 2023 | Blog
driving in the fogearly saturday morningto an airport and back,driving in the fogsaturday morning and eveningto and from a hospital,driving in the fogto our church gatheringsunday morning,reminded me of life. some days,some seasons,some roads,we barely seewhere we’re...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 30, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. they invite our participation.they convince our hearts.they intrigue our minds.they unveil hidden realities.they swipe strong patterns.they capture deep wounds.they wrestle with us.they feast with us.they grieve...
