I get it.
It was early afternoon.
Broad daylight. A lot of traffic.
A man near the corner traffic light where I was stopped
was trying to wrap a blanket around himself to stay warm.
He was standing next to a building that had a slight
inset where he could huddle from the wind and cold.… —-> Continue…
Look behind the mask;
See beyond the smile…
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.… —-> Continue…
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’m beginning to see something.
The fortunes inside fortune cookies are being written
by people who have a vested interest in cookie sales.
For example, today’s Fortune Cookie message:
” Be good to yourself. Dessert
three times per week is OK.… —-> Continue…
Do you know why I want more for you?
Do you know why I stay up at night, often
pushing past into the hours of the morning?
Because you can reach more people and make
a bigger difference in this world than I can.… —-> Continue…
There is a question that I must ask you…
And…
I feel like it has to be just the right question
or else the answer -
the real answer
will never be found.
So, I’m going to throw a few of the many not “right” ones
out there in an effort to find just the right one 
What would you rather be doing?… —-> Continue…
Earlier today I heard something said
that I’ve heard countless times before.
I may have even said it myself.
Someone had done something wrong,
and in their defense uttered these words:
“Oh well. I’m only human.”
As if being human was an acceptable excuse.… —-> Continue…
