This will be easy, but I'm going to whisper it for dramatic effect: there is no secret. Now don't run off in a huff, thinking I've misled you with my post title and you've arrived here only to waste your valuable time. I have the answer you're looking for, it's just that it's not a secret. None... Continue Reading →
When a cookie is more than a cookie
A cookie becomes more than a cookie when you decide it is more than a cookie, as with anything that you decide is more than what it actually is. You make it so by believing it is so. This favorite John Green quote sums it up beautifully: A cookie is a cookie- food. Money is money- legal tender for... Continue Reading →
Stop waiting for the road to rise
Of course we'd like the road to rise and the sun to shine on our peep's as well as our own faces. And hell yeah- wind on my back, you say? Count me in! But life doesn't work like that. The road does not rise up for you, or anybody else for that matter. In other words,... Continue Reading →
Pain: BRING IT -here’s why
I'm not going to sugarcoat this, nor am I going to drag out the message because it's been laid on my heart that its delivery today is crucial to many. Therefore, we're going to simplify it down to a snack-size wisdom morsel that I want you to pack up, stick inside the pocket of your... Continue Reading →
Fueling up
I have a love of intensity and will be drawn to anything I receive a buzz from; hence my love/hate relationship with alcohol. However, this inclination was never limited to alcohol. For a person who very easily sponges up energy (an excellent endowment when the energy is vibrant, otherwise- a little lesser so…) the vast array of... Continue Reading →
We all face demons
https://youtu.be/Bqhezd0mRL4 Brad Pitt, you said it all. I get you. “I do have a Ford GT,” he says quietly. [laughs] I do remember a few spots along the road where I've become absolutely tired of myself. And this is a big one. These moments have always been a huge generator for change. And I'm quite... Continue Reading →