As we get older and our perspective and our focus evolve. Many of us search not for the things that make us different as much as we seek to find those threads that connect us. As I crossed the half century point, I became very aware that there are not too many people on this earth who have known me forever. My parents and grandparents have all passed, so the list is down to two…
Being born and raised in the heart of Ohio by an avid outdoorsman, there is a certain reverence that is held for Southern Ohio. It was, for the most part, unspoiled and as wild and natural a spot as we could find within a few hour drive from the capital city of Columbus. In my father’s eyes, John Denver was just a little too far south when he wrote the song Take Me Home Country…
Mom and the Tooth Fairy are hitting two birds with one stone! Fun and creative way to celebrate a more important cause! Saving the Tooth Fairy tradition while helping you save your child’s life! A determined mother, that has fixed the Tooth Fairy tradition while helping raise awareness to our child’s baby teeth! You ever wonder if there any any use in your child’s baby teeth? Well there is, mesenchymal stem cells or also known…
Dreams lift us up to get a birds-eye view of our journey as well as the potential that is living deep inside each of us.
Having a vision is the first step in reaching a goal. But we must also understand that as we travel the journey that is our life, our perspective changes. And sometimes that change can have an impact on our vision for the future. Changing or refining our goals or vision is not a failure, we are simply adapting our vision to best serve the person that we have become. Never settle for the goals of…
I used to be such a worrywart. Oh my gosh… was I ever! Anything… I mean anything and I would start being worried. I would use the excuse that I was just concerned but… I was worried. I would often mention the thing that I was worried about. I would often think about it. I also had this particularly annoying habit of picking my nails or skin. Until I knew what was going to happen…
There are no winners when everyone is just screaming at each other. The only winner is the one who chooses to walk away with his or her dignity still intact.
Each of us controls our own vessel, and we must pour ourselves into this world. And like any liquid, we seek our own level. The surface may shift beneath us, but that is out of our control. All we have is the ability to control our own shifting until we find that state of level which creates our own peace.
Anytime I am about to make a judgment about another person, and this is on a serious level not wow she’s a bad cook kind of thing, I try to mentally picture a bold yellow sign that reads, “BEWARE-DANGER AHEAD”. Because what I have come to learn is that those who judge others are often the least likely to possess the criteria that have become their yardstick. Let me also add to this that we…
I read something yesterday that was very simple and yet very important. “Just because I don’t agree with you does not mean that I hate you.” It sounds like something so amazingly easy to grasp, but that is not the case anymore. We have become a society of extremes. Every person that you speak to is “totally into” this or that cause, lifestyle or activity. And if the concept ended there, we would be far…