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Don’t Assume You Know the Real Reason Behind an Attitude

I am still learning as a parent…well, aren’t we all? Sometimes we think we know what the deal is but later discover there is something deeper going on. When you have teenagers, one of the common difficulties is dealing with attitudes. These are snotty responses, eyes rolling and the like. I think you can easily picture it, especially if you are raising teens. It can be frustrating. I am not the only one to be complaining about this lately; all of my friends are dealing with it. But what’s behind the attitude? Sometimes it is all about correcting your child’s … Continue reading →

Getting Out of Debt: A New Attitude

The idea of completely getting out of debt takes some getting used to. After all, most of us “need” to carry mortgages and car payments. If we want to go to college, we have to take out loans. Many of us struggle with credit card debt just to cover the necessities. As a family, we made a decision that we wouldn’t carry any debt that wasn’t necessary. Now, after Financial Peace University, we have learned that no debt is really necessary. That is quite an adjustment. I look around at all of the things that we would like to have, … Continue reading →

The Right Attitude

Sometimes the best laid plans have to be put aside because of consideration for the other person or the circumstances or both. Recently Mick and I had big plans for an outing with our daughter and her husband and young child. In the end it came down to putting the needs of others above selfish desires. Given the conditions which saw rain bucketing down all day to go out and be paddling, or should that be puddling, around in the rain was not a viable option, especially when four out of the five of us had recently been sick. Common … Continue reading →

What is Your Real Attitude toward Saving Money?

We’ve all been taught since we were knee-high to a nickel that we should be saving money. We should put aside 30%, our parents taught us. We know it’s wise, we know we should do it … but do we want to do it, or does it feel like one of those “have to” things, like taking our medicine? Do we ignore the advice because we don’t want to follow it? I would wager that many of us who do save only do it because we know it’s the right thing to do. We know it logically, and yet, we … Continue reading →

Money Attitudes: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

Occasionally I read books about money. Usually these are books about how to save pennies, like The Dollar Stretcher. Sometimes these books are about how to live a simple life. Occasionally these books are about investing. T. Harv Eker’s Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is really none of these things. I found it on the bookshelf during one of my annual Christmas purges of unused stuff. I decided that it would be worth a read before it went to the thrift store. The Millionaire Mind is about how your attitudes towards money affect the way you spend money – and … Continue reading →

The Healthy Effect of a Positive Attitude

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Yes, it’s true, making lemonade out of lemons can make you happier and healthier. Researchers throughout the country are finding that a positive attitude goes a long way in maintaining your health by boosting your immune system and therefore helping you fight off illness. This is important for everyone. But how do you stay positive and keep your child positive when he is dealing with a health condition? It isn’t always easy, but it can be done. And that simple act of being positive even in the face of uncertainty can help you help your child improve his health. When … Continue reading →

Don’t Take Teen Attitudes Personally

As much as we may not like it, teen attitude is normal behavior. Almost all teenagers go through a period where we love them but let’s face it; we have a harder time liking them. Rather, I should say that we have a harder time liking their behavior. It’s important that we don’t make things personal when our teenagers are going through those more difficult stages. Expressing to a teen, “I don’t like the way you’re acting” is much better than “I don’t like you.” Even if we don’t come right out and say those words we may be demonstrating … Continue reading →

Attitudes and Expectations

So Christmas is over and the presents all unwrapped, family often gone back to the respective homes or maybe more arriving. How do you feel after the hype of the last few days? Do you feel still on a high after the excitement of Christmas? Do you feel thankful things are back more normal and back to your usual routine? Do you feel depressed because family has left or you’ve had to leave them behind or simply because there’s nothing to look forward to any more? Do you regret that it’s all over for another year? Or are you relived? … Continue reading →

How’s Your Attitude?

These days we here a lot about how a positive attitude can affect events. No where is this more true than in marriage. It seems it doesn’t matter whether it is a footy team talking about their need for self belief that they can still make the finals despite some bad results, or people who are trying to overcome a serious illness and believe a positive attitude can help them win through. The reality is when we enter into marriage we need to go into it with the right attitude. We need to have an attitude that we are committed … Continue reading →

Ever Feel You Don’t Get it Right?

Sorry everyone, the days got away from me which is why my post for this blog didn’t go up yesterday. But in God’s timing even that worked out, because I want to share something that came up last night at bible study. Our home group has been studying Mark’s gospel. One of the things that struck me is the attitudes of the disciples. They are such an encouragement to those of us who struggle in our Christian life, which I assume is not just me but most of us. Even though they had Jesus right there with them and they … Continue reading →