Sometimes I think we give too much credit to the work and not the belief behind the work. We’ve all been collectively schooled to appreciate the value of hard work and logically conclude that he who does the most work ultimately wins. Is that true? Is our expectation of life such that the only valuable…
You know, some folks spend their whole life looking for something that never arrives. “When I finally get that part done I can enjoy my life!” They seek happy circumstances and pleasantness but it never seems to show up. They wish for another place, another climate, another house, another job, meanwhile disliking what they already…
I wanted to run something across your mind concerning your thoughts. I recognize that it isn’t easy to capture every thought that floats through your head, but I’m more concerned with the thoughts you think about yourself. What kind of thinking do you direct towards yourself? How do you view yourself? How you think about…
In this country and perhaps other countries, people have been forced into a performance based existence. The message, all have been asked to conform to is a message that purports your value is based upon the things that you do. The higher your achievements, the more your success, the more superior person you must be.…
Forgive my title, but something has happened to us as a people; as a nation. Whether it be the media, politics, cancel culture, the Internet, too much access to too much information, or whatever, something has moved in and caused us to be afraid of literally everything. There was once a time, it seems, when…
Human beings are not static, meaning not fixed nor unable to change. Yet, how many people live that way? You can literally be anyone you want to be, without limit or holdback. You are not defined by anything you have done or have not yet done. You always have the capacity to change. The very…
There was a time when you were incredibly enthusiastic about life. You had your dreams for the future and felt that your possibilities were absolutely endless. You woke each day excited about your future and what you might contribute to the world. Maybe your enthusiasm continues to this day. But for many, sadly, this is…
Did you know that the outer conditions of your life are an exact reflection of what goes on inside your head? What you are on the inside that no-one else can see forms the basis for the circumstances you encounter most frequently. Your life is lived from the inside out. You cannot be successful in…
Have you ever, in a sudden flash of insight, wondered how in the hell did I end up here? All of us had our youthful fantasies where we were playing professional baseball or were the star actor in a hit movie. However choppy or obscure, all of us entertained some vague notions of how life…