Because This Is Your Life

Something took place in the fall of 1960 that changed the course of history. It was the presidential debates between candidates, then Vice President Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Leading up to the debates Nixon had a comfortable lead. After the debate Kennedy pulled ahead and won the election a month later. How did…

At times it can involve forbidden taboos. To others it’s no big deal at any time. And then you have the people who see it both ways depending on the situation. Now let’s consider what happens when you bring something that magnifies it all…such as a TV. Well not just any ordinary TV. Picture this……

There are two words that I know you use throughout your life on a regular basis that you feel is how your life has played out… Success and failure. There are two other words that I also know you use, most likely not as much. The difference here is that these other two words define…

There’s something going on right now that is becoming very scarce in most people’s lives. On one hand it is wreaking havoc in our society… And on the other hand it is such a valuable commodity that it can completely change any area of your life. It can help you go from where you are…

You’ve done this. I’ve done it. And the bizarre part…you didn’t plan on it happening. I’ll come back to this in a minute… Only because it reminds me of one of those times. I was 17. Had just gotten my driver’s license. And decided to go to the mall with my friend. While there we…

I’ve had this happen to me and I’d like to know if the same thing has happened to you. Let me explain… From the time I was a teenager, I thought I knew what I wanted to do. First there was computers, then fitness, psychology, physical therapy, communication, and on and on it went. Then…

One of the main inspirations involved in what I’ll be writing about today is from a movie that came out in 1979. The name of that movie is “Running” and it starred Michael Douglas. It’s a story about a man named Michael who is a long distance marathon runner. The story centers around how Michael…

What I’ll be writing about today starts with a very basic and important question: “What’s the biggest goal that you ever accomplished?” Now I know this seems like a simple question that you’ve probably seen in some shape or form before… But let’s look at this a little deeper. To start, ask and then answer…

In the second grade, they asked us what we wanted to be. I said I wanted to be a ball player and they laughed. In the eighth grade, they asked the same question, and I said a ball player and they laughed a little more. By the eleventh grade, no one was laughing. These are…

When you think of blood, sweat, and tears what comes to mind? Pain? Persistence? Perseverance? Working hard? Does the thought of a rock group come to mind? Probably not…right? That is…until now. Because Blood, Sweat, and Tears is the name of a music group that formed in the late 1960’s. Their most popular song is…

More from Beliefnet and our partners