As I reflect here surrounded by beautiful palm trees, staring at the turquoise blue sea at Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos, I am instantly mindful of the simplicity of life absent the many distractions that accompany regular life. Often as human beings, especially those of us prone to overthinking, we tend to overcomplicate realities…
This whole thing we call life is all about energy. Each of us have a certain energy we bring into situations. How about good vibes and bad vibes? Some people you meet carry a certain attractive energy that is appealing to us. Other folks have a negative energy that not only gives us bad vibes,…
Relationships are admittedly complicated because of the many variables involved with human beings. Yet, for all of our differences, there seem to be some key principles that, when employed, can bring about a long lasting and satisfying connection. Whether you have been married for a long time, married for a relatively short time or even…
There I was watching the latest comedy installment from the very talented, Dave Chappelle, laughing hysterically at joke after inappropriate joke when all of a sudden we got to the close of the show and Dave, as his manner is, started talking seriously about the power of having dreams for yourself. He went on to…
All of us, if we have lived long enough, are going to experience hard times in our lives. We are going to have dark days with doubts and fears increasing. Things are going to go wrong and sometimes we may even get damaged in the process. We will likely have some heartaches, troubles, challenging periods,…
I was musing the other day about how much our own thoughts about ourselves influence our life for better or for worse. Sometimes we act as if life is just happening to us and we’re along for the ride, so to speak. We are quick to point to circumstances and conditions without really taking any…
As I was enjoying the serenity of my Morning Pages time spent with God, expressing a litany of challenges and troubles that were besieging my mind in that moment, the above thought flashed across my mind. It took me by surprise to say the least. It’s not easy to admit that many of the difficulties…
The other night I woke up with Minnie Ripperton’s song, “Back Down Memory Lane” playing through my mind. Oddly, when I was a young man, the song always seemed to make me want to cry. Yet here it was again, in my head in the middle of the night for no apparent reason. You have…
Well folks, I did it. I officially published my first book appropriately entitled, “Just Some Good Thoughts” (Nothing more, nothing less…) The book is a compilation of blogs I have written over the years. I arranged the book topically, so it’s not necessarily a read straight though book, but rather a reference guide designed to…
As I reflected on tonight’s topic, it seemed the logical answer would be “yes!” But, is it though? Or, did the question give you a certain amount of pause followed by some persuading of self to arrive at the right answer? What happens to a person that leads to not loving themself? What kind of…