by Average Joe | Jan 25, 2019 | Family Matters, Work Stress
Triggers set off memories, sometimes good ones and sometimes not so good ones. A picture was posted of a recent Cleveland Indians game with a fan wearing a throwback uniform of one of my old favorite baseball players, Cory Snyder. It brought back memories of the...
by Average Joe | Jan 21, 2019 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Family Matters
Today we ‘celebrate and honor’ the life of Martin Luther King Jr. It is fitting that we honor a man who sought peacefully to fight the injustices that were prevalent in his era on his birthdate, rather than his death date. At the same time, it is sad...
by Average Joe | Jan 19, 2019 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Work Stress
How many reasons do we need before we ALL say we are sick of politics? Let’s face the facts and stop the snakes from not only killing each other but from killing all of us! Whether you are on the farthest of the left or farthest of the right or frankly do not...
by Average Joe | Dec 31, 2018 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Family Matters, Peace Secrets
The end of the year for many often brings a sigh of relief; because it is over! We oft look back at the struggles of the previous year hoping the misery of the year ends and a new year brings better fortunes. What does the ending of 2018 bring for you? Is it an...
by Average Joe | Dec 26, 2018 | Featured, Work Stress
Life’s storms strike everyone! There is no avoiding difficulty no matter where you hide. How is it that some people rise above the thrashing waves that pour on them while others give up in a fear-filled heap? Fear of looking like I made a horrible decision...
by Average Joe | Dec 7, 2018 | Financial Security
No Worries Credit Card Precautions Credit Card companies reported an estimated $24billion loss in fraudulent charges in 2017 despite increasing security added with the chip insert. For us worriers, this should create anxiety over ever wanting to hold a credit card...
by Average Joe | Nov 22, 2018 | Family Matters, Peace Secrets
Thanksgiving is here, and it’s that time we talk about all that we are thankful for, but did you ever think about that moment you are thankful for the things that did not happen? Depending on your own situation we gravitate towards the common ‘I am...
by Average Joe | Nov 15, 2018 | Financial Security, Work Stress
Thank you is such a simple statement but it means so much in many ways. Yet today’s culture seems to have forgotten how to express those two very important words. Perhaps it is social media; after receiving 64 Happy Birthday’s who wants to write a single thank...
by Average Joe | Aug 19, 2018 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Some things are puzzling and difficult to understand. Like, how is it that a bird can sit on a hot electric wire and not get fried? After being zapped, again, by my neighbors’ electric fence, I have gotten to the stage of not wanting to touch any fences, at...
by Average Joe | Jan 15, 2018 | Family Matters, Peace Secrets
It was six years ago today that my Father passed away. I had a wild spiritual encounter on that very day which took me five years to be brave enough to tell about a message received from beyond. It provided a hurt ‘boy’ who carried pain for decades a...
by Average Joe | Jan 15, 2018 | Family Matters, Peace Secrets
I usually pass right by science fiction stories and look with much skepticism at testimonials from kooks who claim they have received a ‘message from beyond’. Little did I ever expect I would have a story to tell myself, from exactly five years ago today,...
by Average Joe | Nov 9, 2017 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets, Work Stress
I love animals, especially dogs. My favorite part of the day is greeting time. Regardless of all other circumstances, they are always happy and excited to see me, it is impossible not to share in their joy. Every morning I look forward towaking them up and opening...
by Average Joe | Apr 9, 2017 | Family Matters, Work Stress
Does creating your priority list cause you anxiety? At times, my to-do lists are overflowing with a million things. I struggle with determining which item is the top priority which creates worry in-and-of-itself. Now that I have moved into...
by Average Joe | Mar 16, 2017 | Family Matters, Financial Security
After my wife became a vegetarian, we have had some awesome healthy meals (side dishes for me). The other day she made a fantastic organic pasta dish that smelled like heaven. As I was salivating over the stove, my 19-year-old son walked in the room holding his...
by Average Joe | Mar 11, 2017 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Family Matters, Featured, Peace Secrets
The ‘terror attack’ of 9-11 seared a memory that permanently changed the lives and minds of many, it represented the ultimate in bullying. Post-traumatic experiences burn a scar on the mind with both a pain-filled fear and a hate towards the terror...
by Average Joe | Feb 25, 2017 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Work Stress
Ever take one of those personality tests and think, that is not who I am? Tests are taken between grade school, job interviews, and ‘self-improvement’ conferences supposedly determining your inner make-up. Despite every test indicating I was an...
by Average Joe | Feb 19, 2017 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Peace Secrets
Worrying makes you wary. Meaning, the more you worry the warier you become – of everything. For the sufferers of anxiety, fear, and the darkest worry – panic attacks, there is nothing more difficult to overcome. How does one avoid allowing the dark...
by Average Joe | Feb 4, 2017 | Work Stress
It seems that no matter what anyone says or does lately it sets off a media storm and some average Joe’s cannot hold back spewing their anger laced opinions. ‘I am right, you are wrong’. ‘I am better than you are or smarter than you’. Who...
by Average Joe | Jan 29, 2017 | Peace Secrets, Work Stress
The modern way of work has been accelerated by technology and tools to further increase productivity. Expectations for exorbitant quantities of tasks are expected to be excellent and expedited. Deadlines have eliminated the word relax and there is no excape!...
by Average Joe | Jan 22, 2017 | Faith Increasers Stories & Numbers, Work Stress
One of the biggest business mistakes people make is hiding when there is a crisis or problem. We spend countless hours and dollars trying to convince people how good our product or solution is, and that we care about them. Yet some hide or run from an issue making...
