Category Archives: Influence

Narcissistic Abuse: Power and Manipulation

Narcissistic abuse can be obvious, or it can be extremely subtle. Those who tend to subtly abuse someone because of their desire to feel power and control can be considered to be narcissistic. The narcissist will target those who display … Continue reading

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Narcissists Lack Compassion

  “In separateness lies the world’s great misery, in compassion lies the world’s true strength.” -Buddha   In my article, “Enough about me…Common Traits of Narcissism”, I mentioned that narcissists lack compassion or empathy and cannot recognize the needs of others. When you … Continue reading

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Jezebel: Spirit of a Narcissist

Jezebel’s infamous story is introduced and documented in the Bible in both 1 and 2 Kings. She was married to Ahab, King of Israel and through a series of events, became to be considered an evil and seductive queen. At … Continue reading

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27 Common Traits of Narcissism

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is documented to affect only about 6% of the population. However, I would say that the actual percentage is really much higher. In order to have a narcissist diagnosed with NPD, you have to first convince them that something … Continue reading

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Forgiveness is Freedom

We all know what it means to forgive, right? I mean to really, wholly, completely, and fully forgive… Throughout our lifespan, we are all challenged with the need to forgive on a daily basis – for things both big and … Continue reading

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Dealing with Depression

In a previous post, The Dangers of Journaling, I briefly mentioned how God and I started on a journey last April 2016. The big reveal is that I was (am) dealing with some major life-long issues that were (but are no longer) … Continue reading

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Growing Kids to Be Great Leaders

Today, growing our kids to be great leaders could be more important than ever before. I am not sure that there has ever been a time where it has seemed to be more imperative to focus on a new generation … Continue reading

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What It’s Really Like to Really Love

I always thought that I knew how to love people, but what I have realized lately is that I really don’t – not the way that Christ loves or wants us to love anyway. However, through surfacing circumstances that have … Continue reading

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Here’s The Thing – The Influence of Others

You never know what kind of influence or mark you are going to leave on another person. Continue reading

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Kids and Consequences: Reality Discipline

Recently, I pulled out an old book, that I read when the kids were much smaller, called Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours – by Kevin Leman. In this book, Dr. Leman talks to parents about Reality Discipline. Reality Discipline … Continue reading

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