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...

I heard a commercial some time ago
that told the story about a man who was
down on his luck & a really hard place.
It was around Christmas time if I recall,
on an alarmingly bitter & cold night.
Several people almost reached out,
a few others almost tried to help.… ----> Continue...

Last week I’m at the store walking
around an aisle when all of a sudden,
a line from a movie pops in my head;

“I see dead people,
only they don’t know they’re dead.”
(this is my paraphrased version -
I haven’t seen the movie in 7+ years)

To which my mind echoed back this,
and it’s been haunting me ever since:

“I see great people,
only they don’t know they’re great…”

It took me a week to write this piece
because I don’t know how to convince
someone who doesn’t already know it.… ----> Continue...

Wouldn’t it be great
if 5 years from now you could look back on TODAY
as the day that changed your Life – the day that you decided
to finally put more energy and faith into your beliefs
than you do your fears, doubts, and excuses.… ----> Continue...

I just saw a T-Shirt that said;

“SEEK DISCOMFORT”.

In our lifetime, and generations prior, we have
been sold a bill of goods that tells us we ought to
seek comfort, pursue pleasures, and embrace familiarity.
We’ve been conditioned to think that the “Good things in Life”
are to be found within the familiar (Go with what you know!),
what’s comfortable (Easy does it!), and pleasurable
(Do what makes you feel happy!).… ----> Continue...

Today is a tough day for me.

I’m having a hard time toning down seeing
the things about you that are amazing and magnificent
and accepting that we do not share that vision.

It’s always been a struggle.

My Life’s work… my mission… has been to somehow
put into words what I see in you;
the beauty of a Being created beyond belief; literally.… ----> Continue...

My son and I were listening to a live
rendition of a song called “Need You Now”.
I told him that I like to hear the sound
of the fingers as they move across the
strings looking for the next chord.… ----> Continue...

Can you find peace?
Sorry. Wrong question.
WILL you find peace?
Still not right.
Will you allow peace?
There. That’s more like it.

It’s actually easier to find than you might think – the tougher task is that our focus tends to drift toward everything that ISN’T “it”, sometimes by choice – most times our unawareness.… ----> Continue...

We look around and admire
those who have achieved
things we only dream;
accomplished feats
and attained a life
beyond our imagination.

Most of us would like to attribute their success to some thing
- some ability that we do not have;
something that is beyond our reach and grasp to attain… or just luck.… ----> Continue...

I’d like you to take a moment and recall your favorite Christmas ever.

Just hang out there for  bit – no rush to get away;
see it… hear it… smell it… taste it…
Be there in every way.

Be present to the joy, happiness, gratitude, peace, and love.… ----> Continue...

The story has been told about a man
who was at home taking a nap,
when suddenly there was a frantic
pounding on his front door.
Opening the door, a young boy
hurriedly informed him that a flood
was coming and that he needed
to evacuate immediately.… ----> Continue...

It has often occurred to me that at times I hold too high of expectations for my son.

What I also realize is that I also carry these often too high expectation of others into the world of those around me.… ----> Continue...

 In recording various chapters for an audiobook,
I was reminded of how many “inconveniences” 

 have shaped the world we live in.  

 As a matter-of-fact, I can’t think of any successful venture in Life that is achieved through merely going with the flow and taking the easy way out.… ----> Continue...

I read a statement earlier today that’s been bugging me, that said;
“The real flex is how many people’s lives you can positively impact”

Now, I’ve often thought that there might be some portion of Heaven where we would see all of the people for whom we made a difference for
and I’ve often thought a version of Hell would be to see all of the people we could have.… ----> Continue...

It is nearly midnight,
and I do not know where my laptop is.

This might not sound newsworthy, other than the fact
that my laptop contains EVERYTHING I NEED to write.
And midnight is my deadline to write & post to you.… ----> Continue...

What are you doing right now
that is more important than changing the World?

That annoying question popped up
for me while I was shaving.
At first I thought it was directed at me -
because at times I find myself caught up
in petty pursuits that have no real
meaning in the big scheme of Life.… ----> 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...