I spent an hour with a couple this week. One of them quickly identified the living above the line challenge: The problem is it feels SO vulnerable. They didn’t say it out loud, but what they meant was this: if I live above the line, I may be hurt and rejected by those closest to […]

The easiest thing in the world to do is to justify our own hurtful behavior. But every time we do we dip below the line. Our spouse snaps at us, so naturally we respond in kind. A friend hurts our feelings, so we give them the cold shoulder. We yell at our child and tell […]

Around the world today, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection is the belief that Jesus died on behalf of the world only to be brought to life again 3 days later. That resurrection is ultimately about things that were once dead being made alive again. Today, may you find hope in your own […]

If our current life systems are working well, we don’t often change voluntarily. For most of us, we need some discomfort before we grow. It’s easy to want to avoid pain, frustration, and suffering. I do every day in some way. My guess is you do too. We don’t typically grow just because we wake […]

I remember at nine years old thinking the thoughts. It was 4th grade at Riderwood Elementary School. I didn’t want to go to school. I was afraid. I didn’t have language to describe the anxiety I had. I just knew I was afraid and no one else was. I was defective. So started the struggle […]