Year: 2021

The cold winds of reality chill to the bone and the storms in life knock the wind out of us, because suffering teaches us that everything on this side of life has a cost. Only through payment of what hurts to lose can we treasure the gains we are fortunate…

Goodness is inherent, it’s recognizable. We feel it when we see it. But that which is less righteous is often disguised and cunning. And those who wear such masks and practice deception often use the shadows from the light to mimic good intentions. So if what you feel on the…

Reside in your mind and you will discover that all roads have destinations. But follow your heart and it will lead you on endless journeys your mind cannot even fathom. C.L. Harmon If you enjoy these perspectives, please check out my book, “Chopping Down the Tree of Knowledge”. Chopping Down…

Our strengths define us because they are born out of weakness. It is the struggle to overcome where we find integrity. It’s what’s difficult and tempting that force us to fight against what we know is wrong. It is in our broken and fragile states where we are too weak…

Finding fault is like finding fools gold. It has little or no value. Placing blame solves nothing nor opens a door to a new direction. Accepting fault when it is due however, is a treasure chest of pure gold. When we accept what diminishes us we change and grow our…

Stand up today for what you hold sacred. Remind those who trespass against you that your principles carry more weight than their actions and opinions. Each time you rise after a fall, is a silent statement that you tower over those who sink low enough to strike at your feet…

You can’t stop someone else’s darkness even though you may be the light. Nor are you required to own it. The misery which swallows them is not yours to taste. To overcome the gloom which inhabits them, they must only use your light to illuminate how they create their own.…

Some people do things their own way because that is the only way which makes sense to them. And others will question their choices because they make no sense to them. But it only takes one person to create a new way no one thought possible. And that new way…

Falling apart is actually just falling together in a new creation. And yes it’s painful. Crashing through barriers often is. But what is being created is something that has never before been in existence. Your despair and despondency are the new pieces to a different you. Don’t worry about holding…

Every day we should bury our dead. With each new sunset, we should reflect back upon the previous hours and know we have bid farewell to that which has died in our lives. We should never allow the spirits of yesterday to become ghosts which haunt us today. Cover that…