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…
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…
Did you know that the answer to the question above has a monumental impact concerning how your life turns out? Human beings live and die right between their ears. What you think about and consider the most is what gets into your heart and from your heart proceed the issues of your life. Your heart…
Wholeness is a much talked about subject in certain circles. In the legal profession, being made whole refers to a person receiving back everything they lost. In the world of health, being made whole means the removal of every cause for ill health resulting in full restoration. Even the word “whole” itself would seem to…
Some many people are struggling with some aspect of their life and don’t know what to do about it. They have exhausted the bounds of their human reasoning and as such resign themselves to some difficult fate. Whether it be a physical malady or some grievous mental issue; ongoing relationship problems or just a lack…
It may not have occurred to you before, but life is a learning adventure. We have this life that we may experience and grow and learn and more often than we may think, unlearn. Living life each day affords us almost endless opportunities to learn new things. Our learning is certainly not confined to childhood.…
Lately I find myself intrigued to discover why certain things make us cry or at a minimum tear up. I’m not talking about sad feelings or our response to sad events. I’m talking about that inexplicable feeling you get when you witness a certain scene in a movie or a commercial and something inside of…
As I rejoice in making another rotation around the sun, I thought it time to share some life lessons that have impacted me the most. The older I get the more it becomes apparent that life really boils down to two great motivating principles, love and fear. Within the realm of those polar opposite anchors,…
I was thinking about the expression, ‘the dark night of the soul’ and what that means in terms of living your life when facing serious challenges and difficulties. Surprisingly, the expression cannot be found in the Bible but was attributed to a spiritual philosopher named John of the Cross who penned a poem by the…