relational skills

Relational Observations for May 2023

As I write this blog post a few responses are starting to trickle in from my May 17th entry, “I Need Help.”  I’ll be sharing some of them in the coming weeks. If you missed that post, you can click here to read it. It’s not too late to offer

Relational Observations for May 20232023-06-01T08:04:30-05:00
  • Find joy in difficult times

Learning From Our Losses

A quote I heard this past week took me back to the time when our daughter was in college and the summer she toured with a Christian singing group, The Continentals.  Jennifer was the pianist for the group that traveled the eastern part of the US and several countries overseas.

Learning From Our Losses2023-05-15T11:46:58-05:00
  • My thoughts are going around in my head like a Ferris Wheel

I Need Help

I need help. Lately, I’ve been waking up earlier in the morning than I want to because so many ideas are spinning around in my head like a Ferris wheel. I feel like a carnival worker with a cigarette hanging out of the corner of my mouth trying to manage

I Need Help2023-05-15T11:23:11-05:00
  • Remembering well is the great antidote to pride, fear, and anxiety.

Remembering: The Great Antidote to Pride, Fear, and Anxiety

To remember well isn’t as much about recalling the past as it is about the hope it gives us for living well in the future. Remembering is the great antidote to pride, fear, and anxiety. I was reminded not long ago of the importance of remembering as my wife and

Remembering: The Great Antidote to Pride, Fear, and Anxiety2023-05-01T16:52:12-05:00

Provide the Best Life You Can For …

I’ve been out in the tool shed working on the next season of my You Were Made for This podcast. In between all the hammering, welding, and dust flying around, I’ve had time for some relationship reflections that I want to share with you. I trust you’ll find them helpful.

Provide the Best Life You Can For …2023-05-01T16:54:33-05:00
  • Relational intelligence is learned by observing

Relational Intelligence in the Age of the Artificial Kind

We’re hearing more and more about artificial intelligence these days, but I don’t hear anyone talking about relational intelligence. I wish we did. Few people are born with it, yet it is something we can learn by carefully observing others who have it. I saw a great example of recent

Relational Intelligence in the Age of the Artificial Kind2023-04-18T15:19:30-05:00
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