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…
I write this tonight to all you folks out there in a long term relationship. Disclaimer: Though I have been married for over 40 years now, I in no way always got this right. In fact, more often than not I got it wrong. However, over the years I learned some things about relationships. What…
In order for us to learn spiritual lessons we need something in the physical realm from which we can relate. The Bible is full of metaphors. One of the most important comparisons involves light and darkness. The light represents goodness and God while the darkness represents evil and the devil. Darkness can always be understood…
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,…
Have you ever experienced one of those days? You know what I’m talking about right? I’m not necessarily referring to negative events happening in the day, but rather one of those days where you feel like you are trudging uphill in the mud with the wind in your face. Try as you might, you just…
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Til your good gets better and your better is best.” Living life as we do, we always have the freedom of will to pursue life at the level from which we want to live it. Often people think that the primary choices in life are good vs. bad.…
Have you ever found yourself enduring another Groundhog’s Day surrounded by the same troubles and difficulties? You are challenged by some aspect of life that appears to repeat itself in endless iterations. It’s not long on the job before you start to experience the same problems you had in your last job. Or you got…
Have you ever wondered why some days you’re on top of the world and on other days you’re down in the dumps? Me too. What happens to us that causes such a dramatic shift in perspective? What events or circumstances have come into play? Or, is it not connected to exterior things at all? Has…
When you were a kid, do you remember those scenes where a son got bullied by someone and his Dad made him go back and fight. Maybe this actually happened to you. I used to think it was a cruel thing to do to a kid who obviously just went through a traumatic experience. Yet,…
I think if you are honest with yourself, and honesty is important in learning how to successfully navigate life, most of your difficulties come from your thoughts. You drag around this massive corpse of a memory of things long past. Since the past no longer exists in anything but your mind, it shouldn’t have such an impact on…