Breaking Free from the Past

One of the hardest challenges of my lifetime has been dealing with a constant nagging feeling that is almost always there, it is the past. I am not talking so much about the experiences of the past, as I am the connection that I had with my heritage – the world...

Unconscious Perseverance

We are taught from the time we are young children in most households that we need to be strong and not cave in. Stand up for what is important to us. Many of us have a fire that drives us day after day to succeed in our lives. We often don’t meet our goals and...

Age Old Lessons

We are in a time where people are digging deep for answers to important questions in their lives. There is growing concern with the economy and world matters. I was reminded last night at a meeting that it is 2012 after all. (I survived Y2k and I plan on being here in...

Where is Jesus?

I spent the better part of the day yesterday looking for Christmas decorations. In my travels to various department stores and hardware stores, I noticed that Jesus has all but disappeared from any of the store shelves. I really wanted to celebrate the birth of Jesus...

To Be Challenged

This is a great quote by Sterling Hayden about the choices that we have in our lives. He was a famous actor in the day and he wrote a great novel called, “Voyage”. I read the book when I was thirteen years old while tuna fishing with my dad. Give this...