I hear their voices still ringing in my ears: “Don’t waste it.” That it can represent anything good; like, food, money, health . . . time. I’m sure you’ve heard it, too. But what about “bad” things? Such as trials or difficulties. Is it possible to waste them? I would venture a “Yes,” with a qualifier: If a lesson is not learned from a bad experience, and the good that can come out of it is not realized, then it might be considered wasted. Because every bad experience has opp

Everybody I know feels stuck. Life seems to be on hold. We can’t move forward. And we can’t go back. We tarry here in the in-between. Waiting. Waiting for things to change. There are two problems with being stuck. (Actually, there are probably more, but work with me here.) It reminds me of having your car stuck in the snow. When you try to gun it—give it the gas to get unstuck—you just dig yourself in deeper. Often getting yourself even more stuck. Or, if you’re headed up a s