GAME WARDEN CHAPLAIN CHAT

Each of us is so very different from other people. There’s not a one of us who is like another, even if you’re an identical twin or triplet. We’re just not made to be exactly like anyone else. This is GOOD news! Each of us brings a uniqueness to our families, our workplaces and the world that no one else can possibly bring. Everything you are, everything you’ve seen, learned, heard and experienced adds up to the person you are. Some of us spend a lot of time in life trying to be just like everyone else. Others of us try to be so unique as to become, though not a bad person, but strange to the rest of us. That’s OK, too, if you’re good with it and don’t mind being that different.

Ever been angry?  Of course!  Ever wonder how to deal with it or if it was normal?  Ever wonder if you might have an anger problem?  Well . . . you might, but you might not, as well.  In reality, anger is a gift, just like all the other emotions.  It’s what we do with it that makes it either destructive or corrective.

I’ve been talking with an inordinate amount of people about this issue, lately.  And no wonder!  Our world fosters, encourages and fails to discourage the emotion, even when it’s way out of control.  If you or someone you know is struggling with anger or even how to deal with it constructively and not destructively,  have a short listen or encourage them to listen.  Can’t be fixed in 10 minutes, but hints and helps are here.

On the connection with the “Communication” podcast a couple of months ago, I wanted to look, again, at what it means to be and/or stay connected with the spouse/significant other you, as a Game Warden, may have.  Its not the easiest thing in the world to make a connection with a Game Warden work.  In fact, it could be argued that it is more difficult than making it work with someone who may be deployed with the military overseas.  But, that doesn’t absolve anyone of NOT being connected.  Listen to this podcast and maybe you’ll find something that will help you and your partner in coming closer through communication and relationship.

How are you doing with your relationships?  Many philosophers over the centuries have postulated that it is “relationships” that have caused the most problems between nations, tribes, religions and people.  What are some ways you can use to address being better at the relationships you have be they marital, familial, professional, etc.?  This post gives some simple ideas that may help you map your way to better relationships in your life.

Fear is a natural part of the human psyche.  It is also a gift!  It’s one of those things given to us for our own protection and we know when it happens by the thump in our chest or the hair raising on the back of our neck.  But fear can also be a crippling and entrapping element of our lives if we let it.  Here is a short discussion of how we can keep fear from being that trap for each of us in 2018.

With all of the violence against Law Enforcement, these days, it would be easy to get jaded and down about what people who are out to do the good things are having to go through.  Don’t get caught in that!  You aim high because you were created to go high!  Your calling in L.E. is important and we’re counting on you, have your backs and stand with you in the face of impertinence and foul-play!  Have a Merry Christmas and know that we hold you in high regard!

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Have you ever felt like the “new kid on the block?”  It can be a pretty uncomfortable place in which to find yourself and your family when you’re the new folks in a new place and a new position.  With all the new Game Wardens, people moving to new positions and new folks being added in different places, we probably have more than a few who are really looking to be wanted and “welcome” in their new place.  What place to we have to help them?  Do we have the responsibility to help make sure these folks feel welcome?  Of course we do!  Wouldn’t we want them to do that for us?  Hmm.

“Loss is one of the hardest things we, as humans, go through and we seem to go through it quite often.  Death causes the greatest sense of loss.  Many of us have recently gone through the death of a loved one and can relate to the horror associated with it whether it be sudden or after a long, lingering illness.  It doesn’t matter, loss is horrible even when we know the fate of our loved one.  This podcast addresses loss and the words of hope found it a thousands of years old poem.  What was true then is true now.  There is One who walks beside us in the inky darkness of fear and loss.

Communication is one of the most difficult things we do in life, while at the same time, its one of the things we do more than anything else – like breathing.  The problem is, we don’t do it very well, and because we don’t do it very well, we send out mixed signals and we misinterpret others’ communication we see and hear.  So, what are the four things that become barriers to good communication and how can we learn to do it better?  This short talk will give you some insights into good and bad communication.  I try to “communicate” it in a short six-minute discussion.  I hope it helps!

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Have you even wondered what a “Great Life” is all about?  Is it about having all the money, fame, wisdom, knowledge you ever wanted?  Perhaps that’s a part of it.  But, is that what really makes a “great life?”  I was watching Lone Star Law last night and watched as one of our Game Wardens took a shot of about 420 yards and dropped a Pronghorn with one shot!  Impressive.  That was a great moment, to be sure!!  But I’m pretty sure that as great as that felt, he wouldn’t chalk that one moment up as making his life a GREAT life.  So what is it, this “great life.”  Take a moment and consider these thoughts . . .