Addict's Messy Marriage

Please walk with me as I reflect on my priorities and if the way I spend my time matches my priorities.

Please walk with me as I explore the positive and negative of work disappointments and the balance in life to be content with where I am but patient with what God has for the future. 

Thanks for listening!

I am excited to talk about and share with you our experiences after 20 years of marriage. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Walk with me as we explore the path that has brought us to 20 years of marriage and how our marriage is far better now than we ever thought possible. 

I'm glad to be back recording podcasts again. Thank you to my wife who has encouraged me to keep going. 

Walk with me as I talk about a book called How to Live the Victorious Life by an Unknown Christian and how it has impacted my life. Listen as I talk about my pride and how an unwillingness to die to myself has prevented me from stepping into the promises God has for me. 

It took me a long time in life to recognize when to fight my battles, and it is not in the moment but long before that in the preparation. I would much rather fight battles around spiritual, physical and emotional disciplines than fight battles in the moment by trying to say the right thing, not respond selfishly, and not throw in the towel and relapse. Walk with me as I explore the progress I have made and still need to make in preparing for life. 

After the last episode on fear versus authenticity, it felt like more was here to unpack. I started to realize these fears that were covering up my authenticity were causing me to feel pride and to seek external validation. Walk with me as I explore the dangers of external validation.

I have noticed that my fear and insecurities steal my authenticity. Instead of coming across humble and authentic, often times I come across as having something to prove. Walk with me as I explore fear vs authenticity in my life. 

Have you ever wondered what happened to the day? Why did it end badly? Why are the days not getting better? Walk with me as I explore the power of thoughts and beliefs and how I'm looking to change this into a positive for me. Resources mentioned in the podcast: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson

208. PERSPECTIVE, HAPPINESS & SOCIAL FRICTION WITH DR. RANGAN CHATTERJEE (REPLAY) https://gregmckeown.com/podcast/episode/2perspective-happiness-social-friction-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/

Have you wondered why we do not do the things that will benefit our future selves now? Why do we not exercise or eat right or do something for others? Listen as I walk through a recent learning and how that has shown up in my life.

Here is the link to the TED radio hour podcast:

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1182387784