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Podcast S1E2 – What’s My Plan to Work Proactively with My River of Thoughts?

July 31, 2022
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| Categories: Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized

Outside forces can impact rivers; obstructions can cause the current to divert and cut channels in a new direction. The Mississippi River once changed course because of the New Madrid earthquake in 1811. It has been said that beavers are “ecosystem engineers.” When they build dams, they create brand new ponds and divert the way rivers flow. If a little animal such as the beaver can divert powerful rivers and create safe places for themselves, do you think we can too?

What is your plan for caring for and influencing the direction of…

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What’s My Plan To Work Proactively With My River of Thoughts?

May 28, 2022
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| Categories: Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized

I didn’t sleep a wink the night before our class IV/V adventure down the Chattooga River. It was a ride I personally did not sign up for. A part of the vacation that my husband thought would be a great family experience.

I was thankful for the mandatory safety video and short class we had before the float, but it only heightened my concerns. The steps the outdoor adventure company took to increase safety for us were, in my eyes, heroic. I knew, with the Lord’s help, we had a good chance of…

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How Am I Regularly Caring For My River of Thoughts?

May 20, 2022
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I used to live just one street over from the bluffs that rise up over the Missouri River. I’m familiar with its power. My kids and I loved to walk down to our historic town’s riverfront to stand at the banks and throw rocks and sticks into it. Sticks were our favorite because we could see just how swift the current was. It also gave a strict warning to my children to never play in that dangerous river. The sticks are always quickly rushed along with the rushing course of the river, too fast to ever retrieve back.