The Greatest Source of Peace I find the greatest source of peace when I pray, meditate and talk to God. Many times I forget to pray before I go to bed, but I am often up in the middle of the night. When that happens, I spend quality time with …
The Fine Line of Depression Depression is defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest (Mayo Clinic). There are many causes for depression as stated on the Mayo Clinic website, but to that list, I’d like to add my “opinion:” Some forms of …
Martin Luther King Epitomized Dreaming No other writings about dreams resonate more than Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He dreamed back in a day where our dreams hardly seemed possible and yet many of us are living our dream today. Dr. King dreamed that every human being would …
Much of What You Do Can Wait Everybody’s in a hurry these days. Messages must be instant. People don’t want to talk, instead they want to chat. Handwritten letters have been replaced by the text message on the go. Phone calls have been replaced with a quick status update on …
Personal Mission Statement When we think of mission statements, we often think that only businesses have them, but not so. We all have a mission in life don’t you think? Since in large part, we thought mission statements were only for businesses, many may not have considered their own mission …
Without Passion There is No Success That’s what my pastor said on this past Sunday and it really resonated with me. Personally I love it when passion takes over to the point where I can’t sleep for thinking about ways to bring that passion into reality. Nearly every waking moment, …
Hold on Cowboy, Don’t Quit Your Job Yet Don’t go telling anybody that I said to quit your job. At least not until you’ve read this post and laid the foundation for the income producing career that you’ve always wanted. The workforce is seemingly on a 9 to 5 schedule, …
You Are Here Because You Conquered Yesterday’s Challenge These days staying alive is a challenge. So many innocent bystanders are struck down by gunfire, domestic disputes or other such nonsense. It is a blessing to be here today. At the end of the day, even your children conquered a challenge yesterday: they …
Hurry Up and Wait Sometimes when you set a goal or have a desire to do something, it just seems like it’s never going to come to pass. Even when we make consistent strides towards achieving a goal, it seems like it takes forever for it to happen. Some people will …
Joy That Sets the World Ablaze Have you ever had those days where you feel you can conquer the world and are filled with unspeakable joy. You know that feeling of having a fire lit under your feet, bursting energy, an unbridled zest for life, and every which way you turn, is …
Renew Refresh Reset & Make Someone’s Day Today Thus far Renew Refresh Reset Your Life has focused on self improvement. However, I am going to ask you to join me in a commitment that I made this year that focuses on others. At least once a week, it is my goal to …
Let the Healing Begin I have certainly carried around wounds from my past. I have even carried wounds from my childhood well into adulthood. Many of you reading this post may still be nursing open wounds. Fortunately for me, there came a time when I just refused to keep breathing …
Accentuate the Positive One proven way to eliminate negativity from your life is to remain positive. I have put this to the test myself and I know that this is true in my life. If you surround yourself with negative people, they will eventually pull you down in mind and spirit. Removing these people …
Set Your Goal Beyond Getting a Job When you got your current job, was that all you wanted? Was getting that job the “end” goal? Did you plan for the “buck” to stop there? For many of you, I sincerely hope that the answer to all three questions is “no.” The problem with …
Whom Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? Let’s face it, change is inevitable as we grow older (in both good and bad ways). But do you ever look into the mirror and see a reflection of someone that you barely recognize? Do you wonder what happened to you? …