Jared Akers

Aha Moment: How a Simple Change in Behavior Can Increase Spiritual Serenity

I like routines.

The Secret About: Change and Spiritual Growth

I am six years old and shivering as I glare at the freezing water from the edge of a pool. It is 7:30 a.m. and I am supposed to be in the water with the rest of the students… and my mother. Scared...

Be Like A Tree

Back in the early 90’s I was as a zookeeper. Each Spring we would transport the Spider Monkeys  from the indoor tropical building to a wonderful outdoor enclosure with trees and grass. Yay for the...

Make Each Day A Day of Progress

Sometimes we fall backwards, or so we think. Everyone makes mistakes right? So why are we sometimes more forgiving of others than we are of ourselves?

A Thankful Heart