by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 24, 2014
Scientific studies have shed light on the relationship between learned helplessness and neurochemical changes in the body. Researchers describe an experiment where rats were “taught” helplessness by the use of shock. They were able to measure neurological changes...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 15, 2014
Melancholy I get up every morning with no sense of hope, and not enough energy to climb out of bed? Negative thoughts pepper my mind, and I’m emotionally drained all the time. I may have a few good moments, but they never last. I can’t even muster up enough energy to...
by Cindy Bergenback | Sep 1, 2014
9/1/14 – Hypnotism 9/2/14 – Thorn in the Flesh 9/3/14 – Elementary Principles of the World 9/5/14 – Option Overload 9/8/14 – Enjoyment 9/9/14 – Contentment 9/10/14 – In the World But Not of the World 9/11/14 – Secular Education 9/12/14 – Uncompromising Witness 9/15/14...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 21, 2014
The Elijah Complex Elijah was a “man of God.” He had just witnessed the power of God displayed against the prophets of Baal. When Jezebel heard of it, she responded, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 20, 2014
Surviving the Crisis Since we all experience losses in our lives, we need to learn how to accept what we cannot change and grow through the crisis. How well we handle any crisis is determined by how we process three mental constructs. The first is permanence. The...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 17, 2014
Overcoming Losses Nobody likes to entertain the idea of impermanence. We live every day with the assumption that tomorrow will be the same. We make plans for the future with the thought that we will have our health, and the same old job, family, and friends. James...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 14, 2014
Learned Helplessness Endowed by the Creator with mental and physical powers, we have launched satellites, transplanted hearts, kidneys and livers allowing people to live longer. We have climbed the highest peaks, descended into the lowest depths and probed outer space...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 13, 2014
Overcoming Hopelessness A newly adopted child found himself in a big mansion. His new father said, This is yours, and you have a right to be here. I have made you a joint heir with my only-begotten Son. My son paid the price that set you free from your old taskmaster,...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 10, 2014
The Basis For Our Hope You can live 40 days without food, seven days without water, seven minutes without air, but you can’t live a moment without hope. Hope is the present assurance of some future good. Depression is a sense of hopelessness born out of a negative and...
by Cindy Bergenback | Jan 9, 2014
1/1/14 – What Are You Seeking 1/2/14 – Anxiety 1/3/14 – Double-Minded 1/6/14 – Plan “A” Living 1/7/14 – Knowing God’s Ways 1/8/14 – Cast Your Anxieties Upon Christ 1/9/14 – Depression 1/10/14 – The Basis for Our Hope 1/13/14 – Overcoming Hopelessness 1/14/14 – Learned...
