The Center for Courageous Living Blog

Mission and Vision: Faith Courage and Connection Can I speak from the heart? With COVID-19 taking the world by storm, it weeds out the unimportant things in life, do you agree? It allows us to be more present each day and embrace the life we have, to be grateful for each moment. When I opened The Center for Courageous Living, it wasn't on a whim, to make money, or to be somebody...it was to genuinely reach people who are hurting, feeling lost, and abandoned; people, families

PROBLEM: Sometimes we are mistreated by others: our kids, our spouse's, our bosses, coworkers, random strangers, businesses, parents, siblings, you name it, mistreatment is a human experience. The problem is that we often act similarly with our own bad behavior because we are hurt and feel mistreated. "Hurt people Hurt people." Then, things can really explode: WE HAND OVER THE KEYS TO OUR REACTIONS. When we have bad behavior, we end up hurting our pride, our relationships, lo

PROBLEM: Have you ever made a decision and then proceeded to "Should" all over it? Example : You and spouse make a decision to go on vacation or to purchase a car. Then, right after vacation or purchase, the conversation goes something like this: "we shouldn't have____, you should have thought about____, we should not have______." · "SHOULD'S" ARE JOY ZAPPERS AND FIGHT STARTERS!! · "SHOULD'S" INCREASE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY!! · "SHOULD'S" ARE REGRET BUILDERS!!" "Should" s

Tip-of-the-Day for New Year 2020 The Problem: Lack of Balance There are many parts to each of us: physical, spiritual, interpersonal and psychological. Often we may do well in one part, but other parts are neglected. This throws off every part of us... Our busy culture keeps us either over-worked and/or overstimulated with technology, yet we often feel a lack of connection and contentment. The Solution: Care for Every Part of Yourself!! Be intentional with your time, no one

Tip-of-the-Day: Tame the “DRAGON” DRAGON: The Betrayal Trauma PROBLEM: Don't let the "DRAGON" rob you of restored relationships. Often in relationships couples experience infidelity. Due to rising tension in the relationship, and difficulty repairing emotional injuries together, partners sometimes escape pain by opening the door to relationships outside the marriage. When the betraying partner is remorseful and fully willing to do whatever it takes to repair with partner, t

• OVER-THINKING: wasting valuable time thinking about things you cannot control (past mistakes, regret, hurts), or current things for which you're afraid to take action. • TIME WASTERS binge watching TV (okay, sometimes this is a MUST-lol); surfing the web for ______? • SLACK SYSTEMS: At WORK or HOME, what are you doing that isn't producing a big benefit and drains time and energy? Focus on eliminating time wasting processes that don't produce the Bang for the Buck!! • RELATI

Have you ever jumped into a cold pool in 95-degree weather? It almost hurts, right? It's so uncomfortable!! Can you remember riding a roller coaster for the first time? How did it feel? Was your heart pounding out of your chest? How about the second and third time around? Your heart rate went down, right? That's right, the feeling of discomfort often totally disappears and it becomes enjoyable!! WE HABITUATE TO THINGS WE EXPOSE OURSELVES TO OVER TIME. The more we face discomf

1: Identify the most important value! 2: Create a DAILY discipline toward that goal 3: Be sure goal/discipline is a SMART-specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time sensitive) 4: Prioritize that goal 5: Identify and remove barriers; seek counseling for help if needed (847)809-8494. 6: STOP over-thinking and Do it!! 6: Identify a projective date and time goal will be accomplished. 7: Put your brave on and Go!! Work Hard!! Take courage!! Embrace faith!! Go!! Blessings