by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jul 21, 2020 | From the YCC book
What Are You Asking For? When you say you want some ‘thing,’ it is much more than the ‘thing. Say you want a new car. It’s not just the new car you want. It’s the feeling of getting a new car and driving along your favorite road. It’s the joy of talking about your new...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jul 14, 2020 | From the YCC book
Ask What It Means, Not Why When something happens to us, our first reaction usually is to ask, “Why me?” Why did that guy just cut me off? Why did I miss the meeting? Why is it so busy here? We wonder why things happen to us. A better question to ask is, “What does...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jul 7, 2020 | From the YCC book
You Create the Crisis One of our biggest challenges in life is learning not to react to a confrontation. We see or hear something, and we often react automatically. We are taught to confront an issue head-on. It sounds simple, but the best way out of a situation is...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jun 30, 2020 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
Now is a Good Time to Question Yourself Last week we talked about how we are not our beliefs. We’ve accumulated and developed our beliefs over the years, and they impact much of our lives. But we don’t have to hold on to them forever. We are separate from...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jun 23, 2020 | Experiences, Observations, Peter's Voice
You Are Not Your Beliefs As you get dressed for your day, you go through your closet and choose your shoes, shirt, pants, and the other parts of your outfit. Depending on what you have planned for the day, you choose your clothing to match. Going out for a hike will...
