IMPRESSING MAN (Peace Robber#5)

Men try to impress women. Women try to impress men. Neighbors try to impress other neighbors. Employees try to impress management. The list goes on. First impressions carry weight. And, leaving a lasting impression is excellent. However, when impressions become crushing, consuming and costly that is dangerous. And of course, this steals your peace. Crushing occurs when impressions overwhelm or pressure your […]

WRONG CHOICES (Peace Robber#6)

A mistake is something that may have been misunderstood or performed accidently. Choices are conscience acts between two possibilities. There is a thin line between the two definitions. At this point, I am not going to split hairs. Everyone has made good choices that rendered good results and bad choices that concluded in ill consequences. Whether all the information was […]

NEGATIVE THINKING (Peace Robber#7)

No one wants to admit, acknowledge or affirm that their way of thinking is negative. Who will testify to that? The thing about having an adverse mindset, it can be knowingly or unaware. The pessimistic pondering can stem from ignorance, or people (family, friends, co-workers).  Negative thinking is a peace robber. How can peace dwell in your heart when negative […]

SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT (Peace Robber#8)

Having a distorted sense of entitlement will pilfer peace. Entitlement is the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something. It is an inappropriate expectation of favorable living or comfortable conditions. This type of thinking will leave you with the illusion that others will embrace this feeling. The rich and famous employ a sense of entitlement due to […]

FOCUSING ON FLAWS

In today’s world, models, athletes, actors/actresses have defined beauty, perfection and skill. Television, movies and magazines have delivered these images into our homes, businesses and into our minds. Oftentimes, we allow these representations to define who we are. The bar is set very high to meet the likeliness of these well paid icons. We know this highly beautiful, well chiseled, […]