“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie I certainly do not claim to have accomplished anything great for mankind in my lifetime. But I will say that I am a fighter, I … Read more
“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. “ – Muhammed Ali If you remember Muhammed Ali you know that he was a funny fellow, apparently happy and he loved the media. If you did not like him and his style you would think he was an ego … Read more
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis Recently I have been working with some new folks and a pattern has emerged. I am not sure if it is simply a result of people sharing together in group about their self esteem or something else. However, without … Read more
Everything you want to know about life and more! If you have ever met my father you will know that he has no “political correctness” filter. He offers his opinion whether it has been sought after or not. In fact, I have heard him offer his opinion to people he does not know. For instance … Read more
“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.” – Norman Cousins For the past four days I have been blessed with having my 16 year old son Liam here in Florida touring college campuses. I am a bit … Read more
“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” – Diane Ackerman Living, Loving, Learning is my mantra in life: I strive to live my life well, I want to love everyone … Read more
“ Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain As life evolves and we make changes in our lives to follow our hearts and our dreams to fulfill our purpose there are those … Read more
“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do.” – John Wooden I remember a Toad the Wet Sprocket song many years ago that said, “be who you are if it fits in the system”! I truly believe that many of us are gun shy because we fear taking the … Read more
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard September is National Recovery Month and my friend Jack is celebrating his Fiftieth Anniversary in Recovery this month. As amazing as that sounds it is much more than we think! Fifty years ago was 1960, many folks reading this were … Read more
“Just don’t give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald When we want something and we think about it with emotion we get it. Many of us focus on what we don’t want like our bills … Read more