Life, Faith &Love™

Thanksgiving is a season centered around being grateful. Families and friends gather together to dine and give thanks to this thing called life. But what do you do when you are not feeling thankful? When you are experiencing some thanksgiving blues? Maybe you recently got laid off, ended a relationship, or loss a love one and it's weighing you down mentally and emotionally. This blog post is focused on how to tackle feelings of ungratefulness during this Thanksgiving season. 1. Start At The Root People go through things in life and they try to mask what they are going through. They put on a fake smile and pretend that everything is okay, but in reality they are in pain. In order for real healing to begin, we must begin at the root of the problem. Dig deep and ask yourself when did I start feeling this way? What happen? How did it happen? For example there was a season in my life when I was feeling down. For me, when I am down most people can not tell. I still put on smile, ...

It's very easy for us to love people that treat us right. Even easier to love others when they are thoughtful, caring and compassionate. But what do you do when people make it difficult for you to love them? When they are closed off, emotionally unavailable, and difficult. Holiday season is right around the corner and you might be seeing a relative that is difficult to love or might work with a co-worker who is difficult to work with, or possibly married to someone who is difficult to love. This blog is focused on applicable tools on how to love the unlovable. 1. Evaluate Yourself First, Are YOU the Problem? When I was in college, I was a Resident Assistant for five years. Throughout those five years, I've worked with at least 70 different co-workers with several different personalities. Some co-workers were easy going, others were more up tight, and some were difficult to work with. The few staff members that were difficult to work with, made me dig dee...