Author: John Ingram Walker, MD

After telling my pastor that I didn’t think I had been saved, he suggested I attend a Walk to Emmaus Retreat, a weekend Christian Conference. On Saturday afternoon, October 31,

Have you lost a business deal because you didn’t clearly understand the other person’s point of view. Have you spent hours restoring harmony after a misunder­standing offended your spouse? Has

Many of us become President of the Petunia Plucking Committee of the Presbyterian Church or Chair of the Bored Boosters of Buda Boots and Bonnets because we don’t have the

Recently, after getting in Facebook touch with some of my high school friends I began to feel sad, intensely sad.What’s going on here? Why am I sad? Never mind—I’ll go for

The 80/20 rule comes from Pareto, an Italian economist, who found that: 80% of the wealth is held by 20% of the people. 80% of the sales are made by

As a teenager our son, Brad, a notorious procrastinator, purchased a book, Overcoming Procrastination. He never read it. Later his college studies and two jobs forced him to abandon procrastination in

Those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things. — LaRochefoucauld Many of us complain that we don’t have enough time. False! All of

Goals aren’t for everyone: Goals are only for those who want to budget their time and balance their lives. Goals are only for those who want time for their family

Who stole the American dream? Who snatched our aspiration to be in charge of our lives? Who hampered our desire to go as far and as high as our spirit and

Most of us, almost all the time, fight the battle for possession and power. We find ourselves trapped on the freeway of rush. We have a shopping-mall mentality, a lunch

•Addresses distorted, negative thinking •Teaches thatemotions come from thoughts •Challenges Shoulds, Oughts, and Musts •Focuses on improving thoughts –Who specifically? –Where did you hear that? –What makes you think that?

A friend of mine, an excellent Primary Care Physician, told me about a patient that he seen, off and on, for ten years–a young man, strong, healthy, athletic. But after a