by Joel Walton | Oct 25, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions
A lot of mothers love the idea of staying home and raising their own kids, and some moms stay at home because it’s the most economical way to care for the children. Many feel God’s put it on their hearts to stay at home for their children. Unfortunately,...
by Joel Walton | Sep 26, 2017 | Life Transitions, Resilience
It’s been said; if your dreams don’t scare you, they’re probably not big enough. While that may be true, most of us are not so much afraid of dreaming, as we’re afraid of the results of failing big. As a counselor, I’ve seen how one of the biggest hurdles for many is...
by Joel Walton | Sep 26, 2017 | Life Transitions, Resilience
What is it about failure we’re so afraid of? We are often afraid to try because we’re afraid we may fail. The truth is, we often learn more in failure than we ever learn in success. My prayer for this article is not to glorify failure, or to make light of it, but to...
by Joel Walton | Aug 25, 2017 | Family, Life Transitions
Eighteen, or so, years ago you went through one of the biggest transitions in life, childbirth. You brought home a tiny, little bundle and have spent nearly two decades helping that little life learn and grow. You’ve been a full time chauffeur, cook, maid, coach, and...
by Joel Walton | Jul 26, 2017 | Life Transitions, Resilience
What happens when our life stories don’t have a happy ending? We all love the story of the person who overcomes some great life challenge. You know the triumphant and heroic accounts shared of people, who crashed and burned, only to rise up and soar to new heights. We...
by Joel Walton | Jul 25, 2017 | Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
I recently logged into my website to post an article, and I was met with familiar notifications. Three plug-in updates, one theme to update, and a new version of WordPress to install. I’m pretty certain there’s a new update to run for every time I change my clothes!...
by Joel Walton | Jun 14, 2017 | General Interest, Life Transitions
I recently returned from a training about the use of Meditation and Mindful Awareness, the practice of maintaining a moment by moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and environment. It was explored in depth as a method for helping clients to stay present and reduce...
by Joel Walton | Jun 11, 2017 | Family, General Interest, Life Transitions, Relationship, Resilience
How that Negative Voice in Your Head Gets Louder: And How to Stop It Have you ever run into a Negative Nellie, someone you wish would just let up a little bit? Have you ever tried to cheer Nellie up, only to find that her constant negativity won’t budge? You might...
by Joel Walton | Jun 3, 2017 | Life Transitions, Resilience
Some of happiest people I know seem to have one thing in common. They’re resilient! I marvel at these people who have an authenticity and transparency about them that reflects an openness and wiliness to take risks, despite losses and failures in their life. How do...
by Joel Walton | Apr 10, 2015 | Life Transitions, Resilience
The Resiliency of a Ghost Town High in the rugged Sierra Nevadas of Northern California lies the ghost town of Bodie. Bodie is a town that time has all but forgotten. The majority of its population abandoned it a century ago. In the late 1800s, Bodie was the third...
