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For the past few weeks, we have walked through the D.I.S.C. personality assessment tool. D.I.S.C is a tool used to measure your personality and behavior style. As we’ve discussed, this particular assessment focuses on specific traits and behaviors of individuals. It does not measure intelligence, aptitude, mental health, or values. The primary purpose of the […]

Getting to Know You – Part 2 Dominant and Influential Personalities    Last week we introduced you to the D.I.S.C. personality assessment tool. D.I.S.C is a tool used to measure your personality and behavior style. As we discussed, this particular personality assessment focuses on specific traits and behaviors of individuals. It does not measure intelligence, […]

Getting to Know You – Part 1 “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” – Aristotle.    Have you ever asked the questions? Why do I do act the way I do?Why do certain friends respond the way they do? If you have ever wondered why you or anyone else behaves in a particular manner, you […]

A seasoned artist stands over a machine, spinning a coarse block of wood so fast that the color and original shape can’t clearly be seen.  Cutting tools of all varieties – chisels, knives, scoring tools – are used to bring definition.  It’s a process called lathing and the start to finish journey is astounding. As the wood […]

Ode to the Oddballs      Lost in a crowd  Alone in a conversation Inside the glass, yet on the outside looking in    You know who you are With your metaphoric Mad Hatter hats  Born with those over-sized ears That insane sense of optimism though you have short-term memory loss The desire to blow that […]

There’s no doubt that things have slowed down. This will probably be the only time in my life that all around us comes to a standstill in such a definitive fashion. And yet, as things have slowed in some areas of life, it has created margin for other aspects that may have gone overlooked or underappreciated.  […]

When a pandemic brings an entire planet to a standstill, it really can feel like the end of the world. And if you are a senior in high school or college, there is this sense of missing some important milestones: Senior prom, graduation, state or division championships, final games, and the list could go on. […]

“I’m in a glass cage of emotion” and other feelings…   Cope.   It means to “deal with effectively with something difficult.” And make no mistake about it, there are a myriad of ways that people ‘cope’ with this new normal we all find ourselves in. Some have gained weight and are eating either unhealthy […]

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NAVIGATING COVID-19… after you have followed all the official protocols      A Guide to a Standing Resolute in a Time of Uncertainty   In our series, A Practical Guide to Navigating Covid-19, we have explored how to effectively manage our time now that online learning is a reality as well […]

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NAVIGATING COVID-19… after you have followed all the official protocols    How to be Social During a Season of Social Distancing   Please take a moment and read this instruction from the apostle Paul:  Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the […]