by Renie Bowman | Jul 23, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Shaun’s main goal in life is to never make a mistake. In fact, he will bend over backward in every area of his life to make certain that never happens. The FEAR OF PUNISHMENT from childhood is so ingrained into him that allowing even one mistake in his world...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 16, 2025 | Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Are you one of those people who always staunchly defends the stand you have taken – no matter what? No backing up and reexamining your thoughts and motives? You never attempt to peek around the proverbial corner and try to see the other side of an argument? You know...
by Renie Bowman | Jul 9, 2025 | Communication, Personal Growth, Wisdom
The very thing that you dread and fear can keep you keep thinking about it. A lot, in fact. And that constant thinking can give way to obsessive anxiety. And then the obsessive anxiety and fear begin to take control of your days…and causing sleepless nights....
by Renie Bowman | Jun 18, 2025 | Faith, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
“HELP ME TO FORGET WHAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER” That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn’t it? To have total amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past. To not remember the hurt you’ve caused, and the shame you have brought on yourself....
by Renie Bowman | Jun 11, 2025 | Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wisdom
You think that bold firefighters hold no fear in their bones when they rush into a red-hot cauldron of fire that was once a high-rise building? That police officers have no fear inside as they run toward an active crime scene? That parents don’t spend some...
by Renie Bowman | Jun 4, 2025 | Cautionary Tale, Family, Personal Growth
If the adult version of you originated in a home that consisted of one child, that shaped you. You very likely grew up having no real concept of ‘sharing-because-you-have-to.’ Two in one bedroom, and having to learn to accept your different preferences? Probably...
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