Every giant step in life, and many of the small ones, hold the potential for skinned knees, success, or a combination of the two. But until you are ready to accept the risk of a few scrapes and bruises, you will never be able to achieve your goals.
Today is the last day of August 2020. And while this year has brought many challenges, it has also taught us many significant lessons. It might not be like any other year you have ever experienced. Still, it has had an impact on your life and contributed to the person that you are today. How are you going to take what you have learned, overcome, and discovered in the first three quarters of 2020, and…
You’ve heard the phrase “Why can’t we all just get along?”. That is a very good question. Why can’t we? This is not the time to be walking in judgment. This is not the time to be walking in hatred. Let’s use this time of pandemic to find a way to come together. If we were all the same, you know how boring that would be? Oh my gosh! Let’s embrace our…
Many people and nations are in search of peace. Peace is searched worldwide by everyone. Peace is not easy to find and to experience it in one’s life, but it is possible for peace to be found in one’s life. So where can peace be found? There are many ways that people try to find peace in their life, but it is not always real peace that people claim to have found and live in…
You don’t need to change the entire world. You just need to be the first one to improve your small part of the world and inspire others to do the same.
When you are faced with a massive challenge, don’t sit and stare at it in fear. It will only appear to grow and become more insurmountable. Instead, begin to work on defeating it one small step at a time. As you achieve more success, you will see that your challenge is getting smaller and smaller. And at some point, you will have overcome it, rather than succumbing to it.
Where you are today is a combination of vision and hindsight. See the future that you want in your mind, and mindfully apply the lessons of your past to reach the life that you want to live.
I would like to invite you to visit a fantastic site, ann/stracts, created by an equally fantastic person. As a photographer, storyteller, and artist, Ann Newman has an eye for seeing beauty and complexity in every detail of the world in which we live. Her images range from a patiently awaited perfect moment at sunset to a mesmerizing close up of a weed in bloom. These are breathtaking images that anyone could see. But only…
In a crisis, great leaders don’t waste time placing blame. They focus all of their energy on finding a solution.
Today, almost 2,000 miles away from where I sit, a handful of my family members are gathered to pay their final respects to my very dear Aunt Sue. As long as I can remember, I have known that she was an extraordinary person. She was genuinely kind and loving. Her heart was overflowing with love for her family and a powerful faith. Those were also what fueled her unwavering strength. No matter what was happening,…