Rick Youngblood 
Dating provides an opportunity for us to use the simple self-care strategy of taking things slow when getting to know potential romantic partners. Maybe your defeat isn’t one of a failed passion or dream but one of dating or having a romantic relationship. For some of us, dating and love relationships may be more challenging … Read more
Panic and fear can strike like a lightning bolt when a person or situation triggers you. In their most acute form, the feelings are paralyzing. There are many ways to cope and process these feelings, however, when their onset overwhelms you, the best way to deal with them on short notice, is to pray. Not … Read more
Reactions and feelings about seemingly innocuous information can sometimes last for days. A simple way to help ourselves is by becoming aware of our reactions and accompanying feelings. This creates space for us to choose new responses when triggered. Recently someone’s behavior unleashed a reaction that seemed to spill over into my whole week. I … Read more
After passions fail and you begin the work of moving on it can seem like nothing’s happening despite your best efforts. Goals and direction seem unclear because the pieces aren’t fitting into place. It feels like nothing’s happening. The truth is, movement is occurring just beneath the surface. This movement is called growth. But more … Read more
After trying to get my way in pursuit of my passion, well for that matter, in just about everything, I have been thinking about Al-Anon’s third step. It says, “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Surrendering our will has everything to … Read more
It’s time to think more broadly about retirement and include ourselves as our most important asset. A day doesn’t go by that I don’t hear people talk about retiring or their retirement accounts. It’s a national preoccupation. I, for one, don’t want to retire in the traditional sense. (Saving to live in a Del Webb … Read more
Being true to yourself has many meanings. At its core, it’s really a mysterious journey of the soul. The journey exposes parts of ourselves we don’t yet know or want to deal with (like old wounds and shame). Yet our soul’s journey might just be to heal us, so we can grow and move on. … Read more
My friend Scott said I’ve always been “true to myself” in pursuit of my passions. I had to look up what that meant. An internet definition stated: ‘Making your own decisions for yourself; to become convicted of something.‘ I would add that being true to yourself means following a passion and failing at it as … Read more
Do you ever feel too focused on your finances and retirement account? When thinking about finances and retirement, your thoughts may turn to how pursuit of your passions involved trying to work outside the safety of the traditional 9-5 system. Maybe you wanted to have your own unique business, product or brand and be your … Read more
The workplace can be very triggering which makes for a great opportunity to work on building our resilience. Sometimes you lose your cool. Recently, I lost my cool at work. It was a personal setback for me. Several weeks ago I was called into an impromptu meeting by a colleague in a lower position where … Read more