I’m a New Year’s Resolution cynic. I hate to admit it, but it’s true. It’s ironic as I spend a lot of my time helping others grow and change. There is something about the increased numbers in the gym, at church, and in the produce aisle that stirs a certain amount of distrust that lasting […]

If you did one thing different in 2016 what would it be? For most of us, the most important thing we could do is develop better relationships with those around us. Trust is the currency of those relationships. So in 2016, maybe the most important thing we can all do is become more trustworthy. Brene […]

I love the holidays for all the cliche reasons: being with friends and family seeing all of the decorations outside at night having my children come home and be together going to the movies as a family (we don’t often all go to the movies together, but we usually do during the holidays) giving gifts […]

Since our children were young we’ve tried to teach them a fundamental principle that Greg and I believe: Your relationships will determine the direction and quality of your life. Healthy relationships are based on trust. Trust is the currency of relationships. Charles Feltman, author of The Thin Book of Trust, describes trust this way: Trust […]

I was in a funk thanksgiving week. It wasn’t one thing that was bothering me. Everything seemed to be bothering me. I realized in the middle of this experience that some old patterns had emerged. I was in a pattern of asking why questions. Why am I thinking like this? Why do I do this? […]