by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 18, 2025 | Maxims
That thing you said to yourself, the thing you keep saying to yourself, isn’t true. It isn’t kind. It isn’t helpful. Or perhaps it is something someone else said to you. Again, not true, not kind, not helpful. Sometimes you might need to work through...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 16, 2025 | Bible, Christianity, Personal Growth
If you were going to give an engaged couple the most important piece of advice you could for their marriage, what would it be? When I was a vocational pastor, I did more weddings than I do now, but I still have the privilege to do a few a year for couples in our...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 13, 2025 | Habits, Maxims, Personal Growth
You probably have a few monkeys you deal with on a daily basis. Some of them are other people’s problems that try to jump on your back and want you to care for and feed them. Reminding yourself, “That’s not my monkey” is incredibly helpful. But...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 11, 2025 | Habits, Maxims, Personal Growth
Some days you just aren’t feeling it. You don’t have the energy to work out. You don’t have the time to write. You don’t have the motivation to practice. The temptation is to do nothing. Nada. Zero. A Zero Day is a day that you do nothing...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Oct 4, 2025 | Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
If I was going to get a tattoo, the one I might need the most is Tame the Advice Monster. Although I am better than I was, it has been a struggle for years. {sigh} Exhibit #1: Early marriage. I know this is cliche, but it was so true of me for the first several years...
