Musings of Rev. Shane L. Bishop
Thinking about people today; in particular, people I perceive have treated me unfairly. People who walked out, didn’t care to get accurate information and said things that hurt. I am sure everyone has a “they treated me wrong” bucket but the issue at hand is what to do with it. My suggestion is to emptyContinue reading “Dump it Out”
Only 33% of Americans consider themselves to be happy. Shane Bishop’s blog “12 things I see happy People Do” has been read over 4 million times. Mike and Shane discuss why “happiness” is about the choices people make, in part 2 of this series. Apple Podcast/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ncsm-episode-1-part-2-shanes-12-things-i-see-happy/id1504509135?i=1000469478815 Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-phimz-d7319f
Only 33% of Americans consider themselves to be happy. Shane Bishop’s blog “12 things I see happy People Do” has been read over 4 million times. Mike and Shane discuss why “happiness” is about the choices people make, in part 1 of this series.
If things ways need to go “your way” to be happy, you will never be happy. And when you are happy, you won’t be happy for very long. Let’s face it, we live in a fallen world, control is an illusion and things are sometimes really hard. People do dumb crap, bad things happen, relationshipsContinue reading “Rethinking Happiness”
In many ways, life is a battlefield…of the mind. What we think and the attitudes and understandings that accompany those thoughts determine the quality of our lives in very real ways. Seven Life Changing Concepts 1. WIN THE MOMENT Winning a whole day is too hard. Think of your life as a series of crisisContinue reading “Seven Life Changing Concepts (you can put in play right now)”
1. Choose to be happy That is right, happiness is a choice. It is not a natural disposition or a matter of favorable circumstances. Choosing to be happy has no down side. It makes things better for everyone…including you! 2. Choose to not be offended Make people work really hard to offend you this year.Continue reading “10 Game Changing Choices You Can Make”
I have been thinking a lot about happiness of late, partially because so many people seem unhappy. I think that was my first epiphany upon entering the world of Social Media; people are unhappy and there are a lot of them. Now don’t get me wrong, we all know some people who wouldn’t be happy,Continue reading “12 Things I See Happy People Do (that unhappy people do not)”
Musings on the Illusion of Control Couldn’t sleep tonight. Never can on Sundays. Could be I am still jazzed from church. Could be I am too tired to sleep. Could be I start my nightly workouts at 10:00. Could be I had four Diet Cokes for supper. Could be all four. Tonight I was thinkingContinue reading “Musings on the Illusion of Control”
Rev. Shane L. Bishop
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