“You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let’s face it.” (On the Waterfront, circa 1954) Sorry for using an old movie reference, but how many times have you engaged in the shoulda…woulda…coulda mentality? I cannot think of a mental state more…
Have you ever wondered how you can really know if you have confidence in yourself? If you notice, many, many people proclaim great confidence, but aren’t really confident on the inside. Oh they talk a good talk, but at the end of the day it’s just talk. Some folks even use apparent boldness and aggressiveness to…
Well, it’s officially 2012 and the New Year is upon us. I’m sure you made some great resolutions about how this year is going to be different. I think when it comes to resolutions for the future, the more simple the better. And, if we are honest, there are really only certain segments of our lives that…
Okay, you are driving on the freeway making your way from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas and decide to tune into your favorite radio station. But, for some reason the signal won’t come in clearly down in polygamist territory. (smile) So, you keep fiddling with the dial trying to get a clear signal. You can sort of hear the music,…
I’ll bet you didn’t know that we have it all backwards when it comes to making New Year’s resolutions. People are always waiting for a “feeling” before they make a decision or take some new action. We have all been taught to believe that we have to wait until we feel something in order to…
When something really terrible happens or there is some disaster, it always amazes me when people say we should try to find the good in the situation. What if there is no good in the situation? I think more often that not people don’t understand why bad things happen and naturally try to find some…
“I’m in it for the love!” ~ said someone who is very special to me. (smile) But then again, aren’t we all in it for the love? During the holiday season we seem to get all caught up in the “magic” of Christmas. Some say it has something to do with the birth of Jesus. Others…
Recently I saw that as a young boy of around ten years old, Matt Barkley said that he was going to be a quarterback for USC one day! Well, here we are in 2011 and there he is playing quarterback for USC and about to enter the NFL draft! What a coincidence huh? I don’t…
The world is often a tough place to hang out in. There are so many potential things that could go wrong and a multitude of unknowns. For the life of me I do not know why some folks get all snarled up at the mention of God and would actually choose to do this thing…
I vividly recall the first time this lesson became abundantly clear to me! It was a cool fall night in the suburbs of Philadelphia (Dresher, PA). I was sitting on the front porch enjoying the cool of the evening during a healthy rain storm. We had a large tree in the front of the house. As I…