Because This Is Your Life

It’s one of those things that keeps you up at night. And it involves those never ending questions… How did this happen? How did I get to this point in my life? What can I do to get out of this? …And along with this comes those other never ending thoughts that leave you very…

During the course of your life isn’t it interesting how something that seems like no big deal at the time turns out to be a theme throughout your life? Case in point… The first day in my new school back when I was in 4th grade. We had just moved to a new town in New…

There was once a man who was loved by all in his town. This same man also had a little problem. Even though he was loved in his town, especially by children, he had a tendency to avoid working. And this led to his wife nagging him to the point that one day he decided…

The inspiration for what I want to share with you today comes from an unlikely source. Back on June 8, 2013  I had the opportunity to see a band called, the Surf City All Stars, play at an outside parking lot of a movie theater a few blocks from where I live. The two main…

Is it possible for you to remember the same thing you quite often forget? Yes it is… And you do this many more times than you’d like to admit. Not only that but this is something that can and does leave you feeling “down”…unless the complete opposite occurs. And as a result you start feeling…

It’s a question that will get you to really look at your life in a way you never have before. And the answer you give will be proof of that. You may have heard this question in some way during the course of your life. But unless you’re living the type of life you’d love…

It’s a moment I’ll always remember… Even though I was 6 at the time it still stands out very clearly. I was sitting at a small dinner table in the kitchen when my mom walked in. With her was a 32 year old man that had a smile which could light up a room. And…

The first time it happened to me was a few months before my second birthday. And while I do have flash memories from that first time, it still continues to this very day. If you were to ask me to explain it, I’m not sure if I could give you a definite answer…but I could…

There are two words that shape your view of others and the world 24 hours a day, 7 days per week Each of these words have five letters and are complete opposites of each other. When you’re reminded in some way of the first word, it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. And almost…

As we go through our lives something happens every day whether we’re aware of it or not… We receive compliments from the people around us. It can be the smallest of compliments all the way up to the type of compliments that in many ways can transform our lives. With this thought in mind I ask you,…

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