DITW – Dealing with Criticism – June 13, 2018
Dave ShieldsIf I were to be honest, one of my biggest challenges when I was a young man was my inability to accept criticism, even if it was constructive. As I…
DITW – We’re All Doubting Thomases Sometimes – June 12, 2018
When life is going well, it’s easy for us to be happy and adjusted. However, when a true trouble comes our way, we tend to lose our nerve or break…
DITW – Being Cruel will Never Be Kind – June 11, 2018
Been a while, of course, since I posted some of my reading thoughts. I am working on being more disciplined. In fact, it is part of the reason that I…
DITW – Fighting Alone – June 4, 2018
It’s been some time since I posted about my readings, I’m trying to keep up with them but life happens. I just recently posted about how I am starting to…
State of My World
For any of my readers that are not yet aware, I have made a major life change recently. As of March 2018, I took a job 5 hours north of…
DITW – Light and Wisdom Among Darkness – May 9, 2018
With much joy and simple satisfaction, I got to watch my daugther perform with her school choir, her first show as a full teenager. Her awesome nanny helped her get…
DITW – Lest We Forget – May 7, 2018
Today brought a great positive in the midst of fear and worry. My wife and I are set to close on the sale of our house in Noble this week.…
DITW – Trust In You – May 3, 2018
For today’s reading, I ended up picking a verse that I have heard many times and honestly couldn’t remember where it originated. I do remember my friend and ESL manager…
DITW – The Purpose of Trials – May 2, 2018
I have probably made you all crazy with my somewhat sad posts as of late and I’m sorry. I’m not trying to depress you, I’m just sharing what is in…
DITW – What’s Really Important? – April 27
When I look around this new city I am in, I see a great amount of wealth and materialism. Half the houses in this area look like mini-mansions. As I…