Sometimes it takes a tragedy to cause us
to take hold of our lives and create triumph.

From the rumble of toppled buildings
to crushed & shattered dreams and hopes;
where we go from here all starts at a beginning.

Do we rebuild from rubble with the same anger,
greed, hate and self-centered agenda that brought
them down – brought Us down – in the first place?… ----> Continue...

I hear the song “Tim McGraw” by Taylor Swift,
and it reminds me of another song that takes me back
to a place that I’ll never forget; “The Boys Of Summer” by Don Henley.
It was popular around the time I was a sophomore in high school.… ----> Continue...

Everything was OK at first.

When I pulled up to the curb, the small group ahead of me appeared to be dropping someone off at the airport – just like I was. But then it happened. First one… then the other… crumpled before me.… ----> Continue...

So, today I read this tidbit:

“FACT:
One of the only activities that activates,
stimulates, and uses the entire brain
IS MUSIC. ”

Such a powerful fact to be treated as casually
as we so often do in Life, wouldn’t you say?… ----> Continue...

It is my hope that for a day,
we can all agree on this;
the ultimate sacrifice was given
by those who left their families
that you might be with yours.

They were people of every race and religion,
nationalities from across the globe, and
members of every political party.… ----> Continue...

For a moment
turn off the noise
and listen.

No music.
No video.

Simply be still
and try to hear You.

This might take some time -
because we have been inundated
and conditioned to have so much
sound become the background of
our lives that we don’t even
know what “We” sound like.… ----> Continue...

In Life, the real race isn’t about
running against someone else.
There won’t always be crowds
cheering you on to victory.

It’s just you.
It’s your race.

Because we all have a different race to run,
and no matter what – we’ve got to give it
everything we’ve got to win it.… ----> Continue...

For those of you
who have been at the end of your rope,
or may even be dangling there now;
is the solution beyond your knowledge,
or outside of your perceived abilities?
Neither. You either have the will to persevere,
or you will succumb to the point of your surrender.… ----> Continue...

Are you bookmarking your rescue?

You have centuries of information and the imagination of humanity at your fingertips.
Every woe and worry you have in your life has been experienced and overcome by others in far more dire circumstance – and their stories shared to the world for you to read and hear about.… ----> Continue...

Here we are AGAIN
only a few hours before a New Year.

Now, I know a lot of people around the new year have spent time making resolutions to finding solutions to things that weren’t quite so right last year.
I mean, what better time for a fresh start, right??… ----> Continue...

I saw a quote earlier that said;
“You deserve the love you keep trying to give everyone else.”

The word that jumped out at me was “Try”.
Call me crazy, but the image that came to mind was of someone “giving love” to others, and then pulling it back… taking it back when they didn’t feel it was reciprocated.… ----> Continue...

OK, I have a test – a very very simple test.

I’d like you to sit there for 30 seconds.

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Do you know what I did in that 30 seconds that you were counting?… ----> Continue...

Years ago I read a quote that, at the time
did not have the same impact and meaning
for me as it does today in my Life,
and I had all but forgotten about it until
earlier this week when it was sent to me.… ----> Continue...

In light of recent events,
I’d like to pull back a bit from perception
and take a good look at the reality around us.
In particular – the people in & about our lives.
Whether they live in mansions or mud huts,
everyone has needs that aren’t being met.… ----> Continue...