by Rich Patterson | Feb 5, 2020 | Character, Encouragement, Resilience
Difficulties Have an Expiration Date In the previous post, I wrote that the things that happen to us in this Life are only temporary and that we can’t get to where we need to go without the struggle. But why the battle? Why can’t it be easy? Stuart...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 24, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting
Summary of Overcoming Deficits with Kids In the past two posts, I have been discussing how to help disadvantaged kids overcome their deficits. In previous posts, I have discussed some situations that add to their lack of resilience. We have looked at things to do to...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 1, 2019 | Communication, Parenting
Successful Conversations Fruitful conversations with anyone, let alone with kids, starts with you going to them. You must vote with your feet and take time to approach them. The next step is to ask a question that will give you some information on how they see...
by Rich Patterson | May 20, 2019 | Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement
Injustices Do you know anyone who, every time you get into a heated debate they get hysterical? Maybe it is yourself? It seems like getting angry, calling people names, and getting hysterical is now in fashion. It is now okay with so many people because we have...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 12, 2019 | Character, Personal Improvement
Heart Is The Center Your heart is your center, not your brain where all the chatter is; protect your heart because it flows your destiny out of it. If you are struggling with forgiveness, past wrongs, why did this happen type thoughts that are in your heart? They...
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