It’s been a while since I’ve blogged but I am back! I have been on an amazing journey that has not been my own… let me explain.. There are times in life where someone else allows us to be a part of their journey…that journey may have hills and bumps, rain and thunderstorms, and sometimes the path will be smooth..the greatness is that someone wanted you with them to experience the journey with them… A friend of mine just completed his first book!! It took him 7 years to complete the story of the beginnings of his life and, although the journey was filled with memories of sadder times, the resu ..read more

A term often used in baseball, I first heard this in the movie, “For the Love of the Game” starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston..In the movie, he’s a major league pitcher, pitching in his last career game..as he is setting up to pitch, he tells himself to “clear the mechanism” and all the noise around him fades away and the only thing he focuses on is the pitch. We spend so much time focusing on everything around us that we don’t focus on what’s in front of us. We spend so much time worried about what he said or she said that we don’t pay attention to what we say.. we spend so much time w ..read more

Bringing awareness to the cause.. Just because something holds you down, doesn’t mean you have to stay there.. Just because somebody told you that you were inadequate, doesn’t mean they are right… Just because it’s hard to quit, doesn’t mean you can’t… Just because somebody physically or mentally broke you, doesn’t mean you can’t rebuild… Just because somebody said you can’t…only means that you have to… You may need support or someone you love… let’s give it to them!! Let’s show them that giving up is simply NOT AN OPTION ..read more

Imagine that you live in a jail cell..as if you would be there for the rest of your life..someone tells you when you get up..when to shower…when you can go outside..when to eat.. and when to go to sleep. After doing this for so long, you get comfortable in your everyday life.. you don’t need for anything or want for anything.. except your freedom… Most of live inside of cells.. they are our minds.. our comfort zones. But what really happens inside of your zone?? Nothing!!! Just everyday, routines!! But we are afraid to step outside because we are afraid of the unknown. What if you decide to t ..read more

Have you ever heard the expression, ‘keeping up with the Joneses?’ This means that if the Jones’s across the street bought a new car, then you have to get a new car..or if the Jones’s got a new tv, you have to get a new tv.. problem is that we do this regardless of how much debt we accumulate aside from monetary.. Have you ever been in a conversation with someone you haven’t seen in a while and you guys are just catching up.. one speaks of a recent illness and how bad the illness was.. the other speaks about their recent illness that was so much worse.. one speaks of how they are in such a ba ..read more

Imagine sitting on the couch, in your favorite robe or pajamas, with a cup of warm tea, and you open up a book that you’ve been dying to read… Now imagine if that book was a book of your life.. what would it say? How would you depict yourself? Would it tell of horrible tragedies and the lowest points in your life?? Now imagine reading up to the chapter that represents your age right now..and then the pages that follow are all blank.. You are the author of your book.. the pages are blank because you haven’t written them.. your future is like blank pages just waiting to be filled with life..wha ..read more

As you drive towards your destination, you are always looking in your rearview mirror.. the rearview mirror is to see what’s behind you..whether it’s something that you’ve passed or whether it’s another vehicle that’s behind you.. If it’s something that you’ve passed, the more you drive forward, the smaller it gets.. eventually it’ll disappear, never to be seen again because you’ve passed it.. you’ve moved on.. If it’s another vehicle behind you, it’s exactly where it’s supposed to be.. behind you.. as long as you keep driving forward, it will remain behind you.. eventually, it too, will beco ..read more

Haters.. those that talk negatively about someone else’s success… Get a promotion.. here come the haters Get a raise.. here come the haters Start a business…here come the haters Be happy…here come the haters You can’t stop haters from coming. Maybe they are jealous of your success, maybe they are unhappy within themselves, maybe they are just mad at the world..they don’t realize that it’s that negative energy that keeps them from succeeding and being truly happy in life.. Let them hate, it’s their job.. Don’t let haters steal your joy. When they try, smile.. when they keep trying to bring you ..read more

Spring cleaning.. this is the time of year that we wait on.. the weather gets nice.. our sprits feel new.. and we clean our homes, from top to bottom, of everything we no longer need.. Think of your body as your home.. your body being your mind, your heart, your physical body, and your soul.. let’s clean our home.. Clean your mind of negative thoughts and pessimistic thinking.. clear your mind of worries and fears.. Clean your heart of hatred towards yourself and others..clean your heart of feelings of depression and sadness.. clean your heart of anything that will take your spirit out of ali ..read more

There was movie in 1997 called, “Face Off”, and it starred John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. Travolta was an FBI agent and Cage was a terrorist.. Cage is in a plane crash and severely injured.. Doctors are able to surgically remove the faces of both men so that Travolta can use Cage’s face as his own to elicit information concerning a bomb from Cage’s brother.. hence the title, “Face Off.” Isn’t this what we do in our lives, everyday? Wear the face of who we want people to see? We wear a face of smiles and laughter, when we are really crying underneath.. we wear a face of coldness when we try ..read more