“Will you be a pallbearer?” he asked me.
I looked at him – not understanding the question.
A pallbearer is someone who helps carry a casket
at a funeral, and we weren’t having a funeral.
We were just… we were just here.… —-> Continue…
Many years ago I heard a story
about a letter Abraham Lincoln
had written to one of his generals
at some point during the Civil War.
From what I recall, the general had
been hesitant at a time when
immediate decisive action was
needed to achieve a victory,
and because of his delays and
decisions a defeat seemed eminent.… —-> Continue…
I often wonder
what you were doing before
you started reading this.
Taking a quick break from work perhaps, or maybe
getting caught up on emails and such just before bed.
Perhaps you’re peering over
your morning cup of coffee.
The reason I ask is because
I wonder where your mind is -
and what you might be expecting
to find between the words and the lines..… —-> Continue…
We all reach a point where we say enough is enough, and refuse
to continue selling ourselves short and settling for a life of “less than”.
And yet… how often do we stop at the next rung of the ladder,
claiming we’ve reached the “Promised Land”, simply because
we experience a view different than the one we left behind?… —-> Continue…
Do not let those familiar voices that told you what you
could and couldn’t do in 2023 set the stage for 2024
- starting with YOUR voice, YOUR Word to yourself.
Sure, you probably had high hopes & intentions
last year about this time – and maybe they didn’t happen.… —-> Continue…
Whenever I used to call
someone on the phone
I would ask them;
“Is this a good
time to call ?”
or “Did I catch you
at a good time ?”
Now – I’m not exactly on the phone with you, but still…
Did I catch you at a good time ?… —-> Continue…
For reasons I have struggled with all week,
what I am about to share has left me divided.
There are two major points that have had a
tug-of-war with my head and neither has won.
What they have done, however is leave shrapnel 
Now.… —-> Continue…
