Coffee Talk with Linda Davis

As a white person I hate what is going on in our Country. I hate that people are being divided by their race. I hate that everyday people of all different color are uncertain of the person standing next to them. We’ve all made and seen a lot of post at the outrage that racism still exist and the gross negligence that said racism brings out resulting in fear, anger, confusion, heartache, hate and even loss of life that can take place. I’m genuine when I tell you many of us white people are trying to figure out in our small reach what action we can take to make a difference that will amount to real change. I was just in a conversation yesterday and my question  was “what can we actually do, what action can we take to actually make a difference because the disheartening thing is not much seems to.” I’m not racist, I know plenty of people who aren’t racist but in what way can I personally have an impact on the injustices that happen, What can I do that I’m not doing? I speak out on soc...

What does “emotional intelligence” look like for a Christian? How as a Christian do we manage our emotions? How do we stay balanced in the Lord in our emotions? How do we manage our emotions? There is a difference between having emotions and being emotional. When you are not emotional people tend to think you don’t have emotions but of course you do. We all have emotions. These emotions have to be processed through. There is a difference between sweeping your emotions under the carpet and processing through your emotions quickly so you don’t “stay” in a place with your emotions and in turn become emotional. Psychology uses a phrase called “emotional intelligence.” Emotional Intelligence measures how well you manage your emotions. We all have a measure of what I would call EI (emotional intelligence) similar to an IQ (intelligence quotient) which measures your human intelligence overall. I believe there’s a process to EI maturity. There’s a learning curve to managing your emotions...