Share your life to encourage others — At Bridge a Gap, we help followers of Jesus determine clear direction to bridge a gap between infomation and transformation for what matters most at the Judgement Seat of Christ. How do you move from knowing to doing, from theory to practice? Because God sees our hearts and knows our…

Make a difference and write it down — out of your head and onto paper — My stories for July 2022 are about writing tips, personal memories, world events, strategies for instruction design and technology, and how to cope. Write About It Your unique words and life experiences transport thoughts from your head to your voice to hand off to othersmedium.com Gamification — What’s That — Who Needs It and Why How to increase motivation and captivate attention at school and at workmedium.com

Not really — To know what lies ahead. That is the question. Uncertainty is ambiguous. Ambiguity is uncomfortable. As a result, we want to determine how to find out what lies on the road ahead. To know what lies ahead I can’t see! The fog is too thick. Wrecks and pain and problems. Disappointments come when we do…

The Inner Game of Stress — STOP is a surprisingly simple tool, and it means exactly what it says: Stop the unconscious momentum and make the shift to being conscious. To me it means being mindful instead of being mindless. The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life’s Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential by W. …

How to discover your personal maturity —

Label the feeling and then feel the feeling — When you feel discombobulated, label it. Naming that feeling takes away some of that discomfort in the midst of unexpressed sensations. Labeling makes a difference. How encouraging to know and experience that the Christian way of life is impossible and supernatural as His Holy Spirit is within us, working through…

Calm before the storm waiting or WAYTing with peace — Waiting in Florida The calm before the storm means waiting for the worst to happen today. After the Category 3 Hurricane Ian hit Cuba, it has strengthened across the Gulf of Mexico to become Category 4 in the catastrophic destruction area with high winds 155 mph, nearly a Category 5, with extreme coastal…

God will supply all your needs — My first day in a new city Single parent, alone, 2 kids: No car, no credit, no job — Rent-a-heap-cheap to the rescue then! Go to the temp agency, Got paid by the week, that got me by. No shocks, bouncing, sagging seats — At least it started then! I…

Trajectory of Direction — The cycles of history indicate that we learn nothing from history. Bondage leads to courage then to complacency and back to bondage over and over and over again. When will we ever learn? Cycles of history To clarify the path that nations and cultures follow, the cycles of history seem to explain what…