CHAINS

CHAINS

As often happens in life, we become so busy we fail to notice the years flying by. When we do stop to look around, we may realize we are basically in the same place we were years ago. This can be disheartening, but we should be grateful we stopped to look around. Now...
LISTEN

LISTEN

Why is it we forget the power of our words? Is it because we are too preoccupied with the craziness of our world to take the time to hear what comes out of our mouth? Do we stop to listen to our thoughts? Seems odd but our thoughts create our words. If our thoughts go...
WHY NOT ME

WHY NOT ME

Having recently sent my third book to my editor for proofreading and formatting, self-doubt began to show its ugly face. That unhealthy voice saying, “Who are you to think you can write this kind of book?” “Who are you to even think you can write books in the first...
HEALING

HEALING

It’s so easy to point a finger at others, complaining about their behavior. Blaming them for our unhappiness, our pain and anger, even our fear of walking into the unknown. Believing it’s all their fault, they are the reasons we are miserable. If we can’t find a...
INTEGRITY

INTEGRITY

The word integrity gets thrown around a lot lately, but for good reason. It appears that few people can keep their word, accept an apology, or even accept the rule of law. It is sad because our integrity reflects how we feel about ourselves and the world around us. If...
COOKIE JAR

COOKIE JAR

In his book, “Can’t Hurt Me”, Navy Seal and ultramarathon athlete David Goggins, writes about different ways to overcome doubt when difficult times arise. During a 100 mile foot race in Hawaii while having a hard time moving forward he came up with the idea of...