Month: August 2021

If we give up part of ourselves for what is immoral or selfish we have sold our souls to become slaves to a master.  As such, we do their bidding no matter what cost to others. Freedom is gained and kept on battlefields, but before a single bullet is fired, we…

The Five Most Important Lessons You Learn If You Live Long Enough 1 Worry is buying stones with gold; it’s giving away what is precious for something that has no value. 2 Love and hate begin merely as choices, but eventually become lifestyles. 3  Though others’ choices may impact your…

If you call me a derogatory name because of my heritage, that cost me nothing. I lose nothing because of what you say or the opinion that you hold. If I fall and break my leg and you don’t help me up, that’s okay. If you vote differently or support…

To have integrity will alienate you from those with a willingness to sacrifice their morals. But remember that a seed is covered with dirt, drowned in water, hidden from the sunlight and left to dwell in darkness. And yet it takes everything that is seemingly against it and uses them…

What you want must be more important than what you fear. Fulfillment only comes out of risk. And yes, we often lose and suffer, but without that suffering we would not truly understand the value of fulfillment when we experience it. What you want is out there and it will…

It’s easy to buy a lie because the truth is a much harder sell. It’s easier to make a mistake than to make amends. It’s more fun to dance with the devil than kneel before the Lord. It’s safer to fall than rise and it’s acceptable to be accused but…

Responsibility is a word, a simple word, that has a never ending meaning. It’s a combination of letters encompassing everything in life. No matter your beliefs, status or race, you are affected by responsibility, both that which you accept and that accepted by others. When we fail to own our…

The greatest adventure is seeking what we desire. No matter how small our desire, the journey to it is where we feel most alive. The outcome is the reward, but it is only a reflection at the end of the road. So with each step today, embrace your failures, allow…

There will be countless activities we will not see, hear and experience today. These processes will surround us and be close to us but we will not acknowledge their existence. Because our pursuit of responsibility and structure is our definition of sanity, we become oblivious to the magic around us.…

Every single day is different. The sun rises and sets the same and much of it is filled with routine. But each day has the opportunity for a new growth that was not there the previous day. This is because we are building upon yesterday’s opportunities we chose to seize.…