I realized in a new way today the power of disrupting our routine. You see, we wanted to remember to soak oatmeal this evening before going to bed. So, Claudia wrote a reminder for us to remember. Just writing a reminder can really make…
A friend just posted this video on his blog. It slapped me right across the face! Therefore, I wanted to share it with you. Perhaps it will inspire you like it did me to keep stretching, reaching, pushing and working towards that work which is…
If any of you have ever seen the movie “The Horse Whisperer” you will remember the part of the horse whisperer being played by Robert Redford. The actual horse whisperer, the one that the movie was based on, is a man named Buck Brannaman.…
Recently, I recognized something in my own life that needs to change. It’s something that I’ve been aware of for quite some time now, but I haven’t really done anything about. Claudia’s been aware of it too as it directly involves her. It’s one…
“Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do.” -C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia Sadly, fear often plays a huge role in how our lives turn…
So, we have some big goals we want to put into action but are facing some roadblocks (which are probably just in our heads) as to how to exactly implement them and give them a timeline. We need some help. We are the plan,…
So, Michael and I have been sitting in the “think-tank” today grinding through ideas for this blog and talking about the nitty gritty of life. We have decided to take rise365 in a new direction for the month of July. One of the changes we…
We just changed the paper on our wall of inspiration today. It is clean, white and just waiting for wonderfully inspiring words and to be scribbled all over it. It has been about 2 months since we changed it and I have been hesitating…
Wanting to make a big life change or starting a new project or venture takes commitment. It takes drawing a proverbial line in the sand and saying, “I am not going back to where I was before. From this moment forward, I am going…
Have you ever been uncomfortable and then someone shouts out something horribly inappropriate or a glass drops and shatters into a million little sparking pieces, shattering with it the awkwardness that lingered just moments before? It breaks the crust, the dry crunchy crust we put up…
