When losing a job, people will sometimes say, “When God closes a door, he opens a window.” This is a common phrase that many people assume is biblical in nature, but Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, first coined a version of the phrase. On the flip side, many Continue Reading
Hope
Dream Dashers and Hope Restorers
How do you react to people squelching your dreams or selling you short? Does this make you dig your heels deeper to prove them wrong, or surrender to low expectations? Balancing Potential and Goals A former colleague of mine, Jeff Atkinson, dug deeper. We both worked in thankless jobs at Continue Reading
The Unexpected Joy in Grief
Each January, we look with hope towards a fresh start. Like an empty canvas awaiting the first strokes of a new painting, the year lies before us full of potential. But what happens to those who have had so many hurts that they fear what heartaches lurk ahead? They might Continue Reading