by Rhett Smith | Oct 7, 2015 | Podcast
About 8 months ago I was looking for a new challenge in life. I felt like I had begun to play life a little too safe, and was starting to get too comfortable…you know the type of comfortable where you start making excuses for taking risks? The type of...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 29, 2011 | Anxiety
Philosophers and Poets, from their perch on the cutting edge of reason, have always seen the advantage of anxiety. It is the “dizziness of reason,” argued Soren Kierkegaard; “the handmaiden of creativity,” said T.S. Eliot; “the beginning...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 1, 2011 | Leadership
We talk a lot about boundaries in our culture. “Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where I end and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own and take responsibility for gives me...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 3, 2011 | Intentional Living
In any case, when we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us. The Roadless Traveled by M. Scott Peck
by Rhett Smith | Dec 7, 2010 | Marriage
“Relationships are like a mirror. They show us who we are, how our behavior is perceived, and where we fit. We see a little of who we need to become, where our behavior is inappropriate, and how we must change to fit better in relationships, and this is...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 8, 2010 | Anxiety
“Whoever has learned to be anxious in the right way has learned the ultimate.” —Søren Kierkegaard in The Concept of Anxiety Anxiety can be a very helpful tool in our lives. Unfortunately we have too often thought of anxiety as an indication of something...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 1, 2009 | Marriage
[image by Ted Percival] This is a great question and was actually brought to my attention by a comments thread over on Facebook. In fact, one can Google this question and you will find a variety of answers, ranging from very specific things, to a more broad and...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 23, 2009 | Marriage
Recently I have been listening to the audio version of the David Snarch’s book Passionate Marriage: Sex, Love, and Intimacy in Emotionally-Committed Relationships. One of the things that he says in the lecture is (and I’m restating in my own words): That...
