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An anchor, the central part of a person's life, usually holds everything in place. That anchor, the foundation from which everything else emerges, is critical to how balanced and smoothly a person's life rolls along the sand of time. Over the years, people have discovered different anchors and coping mechanisms for living. The one sure one I can recommend is a lifelong relationship with God. Nothing and no one on earth can stand the pressures of living, holding your life in balance, like the maker of time himself. We lose balance when we put our work, family, or money at the center of our lives. If you have been falling out of sorts, it's time to give God his place.   Here are a few tips to help you learn more about staying connected to God and keeping your life in sync:   Return:  that's a call for repentance. God wants all of us. He wants to be first in our hearts and minds. So turn your focus back to God and let him be the center ...

We all know that in this life, it can't all be fun and it can't all be serious. We all need a little of this and a little of that to live life to the fullest. Finding the right balance is the key, and finding it i s learned with experience. The great news is that this lesson doesn't have to come entirely from your experience—you can and should listen to and learn from those who have gone before you. Older people have at least one thing going for them: experience. They have an aura that commands respect. Respect that doesn't come from just the gray hair on their head but from the look in their eyes. The knowing look that says "I know what I am talking about." And in most cases, they really do. They may not know how to use modern-day technology or how to navigate their way around the block with GPS, but they do have the knowledge that comes from experience. Have you ever looked an elderly person in the eye?  Sometimes they look distant, lost in ...

I was listening to a message over the weekend about the absolute importance of living life with some margin – space to breathe between activities. What I found fascinating about the whole conversation was that the idea wasn’t in the least new or groundbreaking, at least not to me, for I had always prided myself on balance, or at least I thought I did. But as I listened to the message, I realised that it wasn’t about taking that vacation or sleeping in an hour longer; it was a state of heart and mind – a deliberate attempt to pause during a very busy day or life and just breathe, soak up some much-needed air and exhale all that pent-up tension. Like the white spaces in the notepad we all write on, our lives need some time and place when we allow our entire being to relax and just be. No rushing to the next appointment, no getting out of bed in a frenzy, no hurrying off to achieve the next big thing – just letting go for a few minutes and allowing nature take its course. One ...