Tag: individuality

You are like a diamond

June 28, 2013 | 7 comments

One of the strongest solids on earth is the diamond. Diamonds are used on drill bits because they are tougher than the stone the drills need to cut through. A diamond can scratch a piece of granite, but granite cannot

You are unique and special

April 22, 2013 | 4 comments

Have you ever felt like there was nothing special about you? That you were a common person with bland characteristics that caused you to blend into a vast crowd of humanity like a grain of sand sitting unnoted among billions

Comfort with being different

March 6, 2013 | 5 comments

Do you ever feel pressure to be like someone else, even though they are very different from you? Do you compromise your ideals to please others? Do you cave to pressure from peers? Do you feel like you have to

Raising teenagers

June 6, 2012 | 9 comments

My son Tyler graduated from high school last week. Yay! Two down, none more to go…from high school anyway… While sitting in the stands during the graduation ceremony, I bubbled over with gratitude for all the spiritual blessings and lessons learned I