Month: October 2021

Each year as the dawn of winter sets in, there is an eerie dreariness that surrounds the world. It’s as though summer is at war with autumn and losing. And as nature withers before us, it seems to steal a bit of the light we see in our lives. But…

When you would rather sacrifice all for what you believe in than live with nothing under the beliefs of another, love enough to be completely vulnerable and to trust again after your soul has been shattered by another, you have been awakened to the cost of every freedom that exists.…

Defiance is not always the wrong choice. It is the right choice when tyranny is pushed. It is the right choice when freedom is oppressed. It is the right choice when you are ordered into a direction that makes your heart uneasy. The only reason free and civilized societies exist…

Hope is not in a sunrise or a rainbow. Hope exist only in a heart of action and faith. Injustice occurs because the just remain silent. Prejudice persists because tolerance is accepted as compromise. Evil flourishes because the faithful pray but do not act with a will of conviction. And…

In life we should fill a void and in death leave one. As part of our creation, a void only for us to fill is also created, which is part of our purpose. That void is spread through and affects the people we will encounter in life. As such, we…

We build paths to avoid obstacles. We fight the brush, boulders and pitfalls to clear a way for ourselves and others to reach the destinations we seek. But when the expectation becomes that others will fight the obstacles and risk the dangers associated with clearing the path, new safe and…

Before stepping out of what feels like shaky ground, make sure the stability to which you are moving towards is solid ground. It’s much easier to fight your demons on the unsteady ground of which you are familiar than the unknown depths of which they are familiar. C.L. Harmon

Be a man with the dirt of labor on your hands, not the blood of those in bondage. Be a woman of strength, not of servitude. Bring a spark of hope to the future, leave the ashes of despair in the past. Stand tall, give those who cower an example.…

Today is the day you define yourself. Now is when you take what was yesterday and that which you desire for tomorrow, create a new opportunity and breathe life into any legacy you choose. Other’s choices affect you for moments, but a lifetime identity is only affected by you. It…

Sorrow swims deep, to depths we are never supposed to go. It takes us down until we are absent of breath and light. We sometimes stumble so far into the abyss, directions are useless as we become tangled within the darkness. But hope is in the light which doesn’t know…