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  • Could You Be Putting Poverty in a Box?

    Could You Be Putting Poverty in a Box?

    Good morning from Managua, Nicaragua! Have you ever thought you had the solution to a problem only to realize your viewpoint of the problem was unknowingly limited? It is like believing you had found the last piece to the puzzle until you took a step back and could see that you were only working on… Read more

  • How Your Perception Impacts Reality

    How Your Perception Impacts Reality

    Good morning from Westminster, Maryland! Are you familiar with the saying, “perception is reality”? As someone who works in the customer service industry it something I hear and talk about often. When working with a customer, their perception of a situation can be as important, or sometimes even more important, than what actually happened. In… Read more

  • New Year, Rewritten Story

    New Year, Rewritten Story

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! As the end of 2022 quickly approaches a time of both great hope and great disappointment quickly approaches: the New Year and New Year’s Resolution season. The hope we have for what is possible in the New Year reaches its peak right around now, a day or two before the… Read more

  • Rediscover the Wonder

    Rediscover the Wonder

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Over the past two articles, we have looked at the power of a real opportunity and a reframed identity. Next time we will focus in on the rewritten story they produce, but this week I want to focus on another story. A story of great hope in the midst of… Read more

  • Identity Reframed

    Identity Reframed

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In a recent post I wrote about the power of a real opportunity, or practical hope, to create change. However, it is only one-half of the all-in hope equation. True, all-in hope becomes a reality when a real opportunity is combined with a reframed identity, or spiritual hope. As I… Read more

  • Looking Up and Living Thankful

    Looking Up and Living Thankful

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches here in the United States, we all tend to become a little more thankful. This is a great thing. The truth is we all need reminders of the blessings we have in our lives, no matter how big or small they happen to be. However,… Read more