God gave each of us an innate sense–an instinct–to react with fight or flight when faced with stress. My reaction is often flight. I tend to be like my movie hero, Forrest Gump, who stayed free of conflict by taking the advice of his only friend, Jenny. She said: “Run, Forrest! Run!” Don’t you wish we could outrun some of …
Ready to Leave Egypt?
Have you ever heard the term, Stockholm syndrome? It’s a psychological phenomenon in which a captive begins to bond with his/her captor. In extreme cases, the captive may even identify with the captor. Can you imagine having been violently torn from your life and imprisoned for so long—or having undergone such abuse—that you lose your sense of self and begin to …
Are You a Slave to Now?
Here’s a quick test to unmask your slavery to Now: Do you warm a pop-tart in the microwave instead of the toaster? Do you use your hands to wash with shower gel instead of a scrunchie? Do you watch less than 5 seconds of any TV channel before surfing to the next? And finally…here’s the kicker… Do you open your …