Kris Valdez, Living the Authentic Life, PO Box 1413, Gypsum, CO (2025)

09/18/2021

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The workbook is a self-guided journey to discover whom you are designed to be. There are five questions to help you through this process. At the end of the workbook is a "Commitment to Yourself" page. It's a signed contract showing your commitment to embarking on living the authentic life.

06/24/2018

This post is late. Not because I have any less commitment to writing this blog or my faithful readers. Thank you for still reading after two years of my musings appearing on your screen. This post is late because I hit a wall. Not a real wall. For those of you who know me in real life, this is an actual possibility. [ 440 more words ]
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This post is late. Not because I have any less commitment to writing this blog or my faithful readers. Thank you for still reading after two years of my musings appearing on your screen. This post is late because I hit a wall. Not a real wall. For those of you who know me in ... [Read more...]

06/15/2018

Swimsuit season is in full swing. It's also the time of year when we are working out to look good in those swimsuits. It’s never too late to get in shape. If we still have breath in our lungs, then is time to make a healthy choice. Recently, I decided to make a healthy choice for myself and our family. [ 589 more words ]
https://www.krisvaldez.com/how-crossfit-made-me-a-better-christian/

Swimsuit season is in full swing. It’s also the time of year when we are working out to look good in those swimsuits. It’s never too late to get in shape. If we still have breath in our lungs, then is time to make a healthy choice. Recently, I decided to make a healthy choice ... [Read more...]

06/10/2018

There is a cost in compromising. We ask ourselves, “What difference will it make? Who will know?” It's questions like these which can lead us into to compromise. Comprise our values. Compromise our faith. Compromise who we are, who God made us to be. We start compromising in the little things. At one time we were committed to our health. Then we skipped a day or two at the gym. [ 478 more words ]
https://www.krisvaldez.com/the-cost-of-compromise/

There is a cost in compromising. We ask ourselves, “What difference will it make? Who will know?” It’s questions like these which can lead us into to compromise. Comprise our values. Compromise our faith. Compromise who we are, who God made us to be. We start compromising in the little things....

06/02/2018

Welcome to June. It’s the month of weddings and celebrations. The invitations for these events come in all shapes and sizes. Most invitations provide an indication of what type of event it will be. Fancy invitations with gold foil writing will probably mean an extravagant wedding. A destination event might have a fun font with different colors to show the playful atmosphere which awaits the guests. [ 794 more words ]
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Welcome to June. It’s the month of weddings and celebrations. The invitations for these events come in all shapes and sizes. Most invitations provide an indication of what type of event it will be. Fancy invitations with gold foil writing will probably mean an extravagant wedding. A destination ev...

05/25/2018

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! You are a warrior. I am a warrior. We are warriors. It might not be self-evident when our image is reflected back to us in the mirror. But you my friend, are a warrior. There are many things we battle against in our lives. It could be an unexpected illness, a marriage we didn't’ expect to crumble in ashes around us, or an enemy we fight against unseen. [ 546 more words ]
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! You are a warrior. I am a warrior. We are warriors. It might not be self-evident when our image is reflected back to us in the mirror. But you my friend, are a warrior. There are many things we battle against in our lives. It could be an unexpected illness, a ... [Read mo...

05/18/2018

On a recent visit to the library on a beautiful, unusually warm, sunny, spring day, my youngest and I walked to the library while the rest of our crew were out having other adventures. My youngest is obsessed with dinosaurs. He challenges the librarians almost weekly to find out if new books are on the shelves. He knows the exact location in the stacks for the nonfiction section having anything even remotely associated with paleontology. [ 469 more words ]
https://www.krisvaldez.com/feeling-the-fear/

On a recent visit to the library on a beautiful, unusually warm, sunny, spring day, my youngest and I walked to the library while the rest of our crew were out having other adventures. My youngest is obsessed with dinosaurs. He challenges the librarians almost weekly to find out if new books are on....

05/11/2018

Can failure ever be an option? “Failure is not an option,” is a line from one of my all-time favorite movies, Apollo 13. For this group of scientists at NASA, failure wasn’t an option for them. They needed to get our astronauts home after an explosion on the spacecraft. No, disrespect to those scientists and the writers of the movie script, but I disagree. [ 577 more words ]
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Can failure ever be an option? “Failure is not an option,” is a line from one of my all-time favorite movies, Apollo 13. For this group of scientists at NASA, failure wasn’t an option for them. They needed to get our astronauts home after an explosion on the spacecraft. No, disrespect to those...

05/04/2018

What’s it like living in a box? There are days and moments when I live in a box. Before I get emails expressing concern about receiving mail at the address my cardboard box resides, this box is not a physical one, but a mental one. This box is where people categorize me. Sometimes it's where I feel the safest classifying myself. [ 669 more words ]
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What’s it like living in a box? There are days and moments when I live in a box. Before I get emails expressing concern about receiving mail at the address my cardboard box resides, this box is not a physical one, but a mental one. This box is where people categorize me. Sometimes it’s where ......

04/27/2018

Being big. When we think of being big, especially when considering ourselves or our bodies, it has a negative connotation. Then there is the opposite side of the coin. We hear the saying, bigger is better, right? My other favorite saying is, go big or go home. Could be going after the big thing be a bad thing? On this blog, we talk about pursuing our dreams, obstacles to pursuing those dreams and how to overcome them, along with a host of others things which influence our thoughts. [ 572 more words ]
https://www.krisvaldez.com/being-big/

Being big. When we think of being big, especially when considering ourselves or our bodies, it has a negative connotation. Then there is the opposite side of the coin. We hear the saying, bigger is better, right? My other favorite saying is, go big or go home. Could be going after the big thing be ....

04/20/2018

Can we hear from God? I’ve often asked myself this question. Typically followed up by these questions. How do I know if I’m hearing from God? Is this dream or goal I have lining up with what God wants for me? How do I know what direction God wants me to go? We need to keep our spiritual antenna up to receive the messages God is sending. [ 522 more words ]

https://www.krisvaldez.com/hearing-gods-voice/

Can we hear from God? I’ve often asked myself this question. Typically followed up by these questions. How do I know if I’m hearing from God? Is this dream or goal I have lining up with what God wants for me? How do I know what direction God wants me to go? We need to ... [Read more...]

04/13/2018

Curating our calling. What does this mean exactly? Is it about finding the one thing we are good at? Or is it using our gifts and talents in a multitude of ways? I’ve struggled with curating my calling. Actually, I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out the perfect calling for myself. If there is an aptitude or personality test on the market, I’ve probably taken it. [ 569 more words ]

https://www.krisvaldez.com/curate-our-calling/

Curating our calling. What does this mean exactly? Is it about finding the one thing we are good at? Or is it using our gifts and talents in a multitude of ways? I’ve struggled with curating my calling. Actually, I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out the perfect calling for myself. If ...

04/06/2018

Today, April 6th, the day of this post, is my youngest kiddo’s birthday. Yes, you can celebrate along with me, but you will not be seeing a Pinterest picture worthy birthday party. Nope, we keep it chill with dinosaurs, monster trucks, and cupcakes at the local park. My youngest was a surprise. See, I was headed in for another surgery. … [ 510 more words ]

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Today, April 6th, the day of this post, is my youngest kiddo’s birthday. Yes, you can celebrate along with me, but you will not be seeing a Pinterest picture worthy birthday party. Nope, we keep it chill with dinosaurs, monster trucks, and cupcakes at the local park. My youngest was a surprise. Se...

03/30/2018

What is your purpose? If I asked you, what has God created you for, would you have an answer? If you don’t you’re in the right place. If you do, then you’re also in the right place because we can refine it and push it forward. How do we discover our purpose, refine it and move it forward? Here are three steps to start penning our purpose. [ 722 more words ]

https://www.krisvaldez.com/penning-our-purpose/

What is your purpose? If I asked you, what has God created you for, would you have an answer? If you don’t you’re in the right place. If you do, then you’re also in the right place because we can refine it and push it forward. How do we discover our purpose, refine it and ... [Read more...]

03/23/2018

What’s your dream? This question can be difficult to answer. Sometimes, the roar of the world dulls the whisper of the dream God has given us. I want to assure you of something. God has placed a dream in your heart. It might be dim right now, but if we ask God to fame the flame of the desire He wants us to fulfill, He will. [ 560 more words ]

https://www.krisvaldez.com/deserving-our-dreams/

What’s your dream? This question can be difficult to answer. Sometimes, the roar of the world dulls the whisper of the dream God has given us. I want to assure you of something. God has placed a dream in your heart. It might be dim right now, but if we ask God to fame the ... [Read more...]

03/16/2018

Birds of a feather flock together. This old saying means similar people stay together and are drawn to each other. It could be a group of friends, a marriage, or a business partnership. These relationships rub off on us. We begin to reflect the fragrance of those closest to us. What fragrance are we reflecting in our lives? In 2 Corinthians 2:15 it says, "Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. [ 356 more words ]

https://www.krisvaldez.com/reflecting-gods-fragrance/

Birds of a feather flock together. This old saying means similar people stay together and are drawn to each other. It could be a group of friends, a marriage, or a business partnership. These relationships rub off on us. We begin to reflect the fragrance of those closest to us. What fragrance are we...

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