by Chris Maxwell | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Do you feel alone today? Is your life in the singular? If so, find a support group. Be proactive and pursue help. Engage in the plural—a life no longer alone. No, people won’t fully understand and relate to your struggle. Yes, there will always be issues only you can...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 16, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
After reviewing the tests, the doctors decided what to call it. A name I had never known before. A name I struggled to remember then. A name I will never forget: encephalitis. The calendar called it March 1996. My body chose a different march, a lonely march, a march...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE Glance back at the words we’ve considered in the last few chapters: believing, celebrating, dancing, dreaming. It would be nice if...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
Another day, Counselors ask questions. Not so they can only obtain information. They hope to lure the participant into a time of evaluation which can detect a present situation for the purpose of moving beyond that status and into a much better condition. What if we...
by Steve Spillman | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or RIGHT HERE. Our prayers are often not answered the way we hoped. That doesn’t mean they aren’t answered. It might mean they are answered better...
by Steve Spillman | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog
Another Day Along the Way (originally written in 2011) Another day, The rain is falling hard, though beginning to slow: Wind, thunder, and lightning started my day. Sounds and sights: Clouds covering the light From a morning sun shining our way And birds...