by CJ McClanahan | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog
When my son was about 8, I started having those, “Am I doing a good job as a dad?” thoughts. (I still have them. I assume I always will.) I stared reading books on parenting and decided that it was a good idea to create memories that would shape the kind of man he...
by CJ McClanahan | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog
As a creature of habit (truthfully, it’s a bit of an issue, I could use some therapy), I spend most Saturdays eating breakfast by myself at a local restaurant. Typically, I sit at a U-shaped countertop with a handful of guys who all know one another. I keep to myself...
by CJ McClanahan | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog
Silence is golden. You’ve heard this phrase before, but few understand its meaning and even fewer live by it. Our society is convinced that every moment needs to be filled with something. Whether it’s our opinion, TV in the background, music, or scrolling through...
by CJ McClanahan | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog
(Life’s too short to become an expert in everything and no one wants to hear the views of someone whose only research on a topic comes from Twitter.) As a result, I only take a stand when I’ve done my research and fairly certain it’s true. Having said that… I think we...
by CJ McClanahan | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog
There’s nothing wrong with human emotions. Feeling and expressing them in a healthy way helps us deal with life’s ups and downs. But… sometimes, we allow a specific emotion to have far too much influence in our life – take anger, for example. While anger is helpful to...
