I’ve Changed

I was recently given a copy of a newsletter where I was being featured that was written in the early 2000’s.  It is interesting to look at pictures from yesteryear and funny to see the hairstyles that were once becoming. It is fascinating to see how clothing and makeup trends come and go. But what …

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The Beauty Behind

Riding on the passenger seat of a car gives you the advantage of seeing the details of the things you pass on the trip. You are able to observe the color of the front door of a home or that someone is at home standing in the window.  You are able to view the landscape …

Participation Points

We can spend hours watching TV.  We praise the performances of actors and actresses who have developed their crafts so much that we believe that they are the people that they are portraying on the screens. We go to concerts to hear the best singers, instrumentalist, and musicians.  We sit in admiration of their talents …

Walking Tall

There is a whole lot going on in the world right now!  Sadly, we are once again presented with stories, videos, and images of war.  And within these vides we still see the ugliness of racism rear its head.  There is poverty, depravity and vileness of all kinds that is taken place and unfortunately none …

Fundamental Things

When we are young, we have no idea of how the systems of your bodies work.  It is not until we are older that we understand the significance of our heart, brain, kidneys, lungs, and other systems of the body.  We are taught early to recognize the shape and color of a heart and that …

Going Back Part 2

I had a wonderful time in the hills of West Virginia.  It was good to see my parents and sisters along with my son and daughter-in-law.  We celebrated my father’s 80th birthday and honored our mother on Mother’s Day.  I spent a few additional days meeting with friends and family and it all was good …

Going Back

If you know me I am sure the title has thrown you off because I am always talking about “focusing forward”. I stand by it completely; however, there are occasions when going back is necessary and personal. Almost 10 months ago I moved almost 1000 miles away from where I was born and lived my …

Equivalent Expressions

We have to go back a while to remember something we learned long ago to understand how life works. In Algebra we learned about Equivalent expressions. If you have forgotten they are expressions that work the same even though they look different. If two algebraic expressions are equivalent, then the two expressions have the same …

What Has Your Soul Recorded?

What will You Do About It? Over the last year our souls (mind, will and emotions) have witnessed so much that is different, opposing, preposterous and eccentric in comparison to what was known or experienced before.  Nevertheless, we have learned to live in a world where quarantines and mask are required and where embracing our …

Code of Determination

Looking through some notes I found some information that re-energized and refocused me.  It would be selfish of me not to share it with you!  Enjoy these simple but profound statements and apply them to your life as your personal Code of Determination.  1.       I WILL never give up when doing right!  You are doing the …