by David Delp | Nov 23, 2017 | Grief & Disappointment, Joyful Living, Podcast Episodes, Uncategorized
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Gratitude is being appreciative of a kindness or a benefit received. It is not about being randomly thankful for every single occurrence in life, but rather, it is an acknowledgement for the things we appreciate. Therefore, the focus is not necessarily thankfulness for the sake of thankfulness, but gratitude for the overall context of blessing in our lives.
Gratitude anchors us in the positive side of life. Gratitude defines our joy. (more…)
by David Delp | Nov 16, 2017 | Grief & Disappointment, Joyful Living, Podcast Episodes
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Sometimes we have pain and joy at the same time. Walking through times of pain and sorrow is not a departure from a commitment to live a joyful life. We have to keep the good things in focus when we are walking through the worst things.
In last week’s podcast we discussed staying in a positive mindset. This week we expand upon that thought by considering how it is possible to stay positive, and live joyfully while experiencing pain and sorrow.
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by David Delp | Nov 9, 2017 | Joyful Living, Podcast Episodes, Uncategorized
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The things we say to ourselves, our self-talk, will effect what we attempt and accomplish in life. If your self-talk is negative, you won’t even try great things. If your self-talk is positive and sane, you will accomplish much in your life and for the Kingdom of God. In this episode, we explore why positive self-talk has such an affect upon our lives and some calibration tools to help us stay on the positive track.
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by David Delp | Nov 2, 2017 | Joyful Living, Podcast Episodes
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Sometimes we press through tunnels because we know joy awaits on the other side. We face a lot of tunnels on the journey of “pressing beyond the tough stuff.” The commitment to living a joyful life is about pressing through the tunnels because we have FAITH and a CONFIDENCE that we will meet joy on the other side of the tunnel. … and besides… tunnels are an adventure in and of themselves!
In this episode of the CalibrateLife Podcast we talk about tunnels as the necessary work of pressing through the difficult places in order to experience the inevitable joy of “the other side.”
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by David Delp | Oct 30, 2017 | Spiritual Life
How do we “praise” God? Over time words become just words. For most of my life I’ve said things like, “Oh God, I praise your name.” “I exalt you.” What does that mean? Is that really praise and exultation?
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” (Isaiah 25.1 ESV) (more…)
