The Brand New Good Old Days Jun 01, 2021

"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."

--The Office

While on vacation, I was riding with my son in his pickup truck and a song came on the radio by a group named Leftover Salmon (I know, I didn't believe it either) titled "Brand New Good Old...

Continue Reading...
Who or What Owns You? May 24, 2021

"Never let your limiting beliefs, your stuff or people define you. Only you are given the gift to do that."

 --Me

In my travels this week, I have learned that many of us are not totally experiencing the freedom that we desire.  We're walking around happily on the outside, but...

Continue Reading...
There is Always a Solution May 17, 2021

"Live on the other side of 'yes'."

--Melvin Maxwell  

That has to be one of my favorite quotes these last 18 months--along with the one that says we can make lemonade out of the lemons that we are given. 2020 was definitely the year of the lemon. Living on the other side of "yes,"...

Continue Reading...
Is It Time For A Life Audit? May 10, 2021

"Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now."

--Regina Brett

In college, we can audit a course. We pay less money for the advantage to sit in on the course,  and we aren't required to do the homework. We get to listen and learn what we desire, but we don't get any credit...

Continue Reading...
What is The Value of One Idea? May 03, 2021

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."  Thomas Edison

 

We can't take an action without thinking about it or having the idea first. That's a great thing when we are tempted to do something that will negatively impact others or ourselves. When I sobered up...the first...

Continue Reading...
I'll Be Happy When... Apr 26, 2021

" Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."

--Arthur Ashe

I remember when I was younger and I only had my brother's bike to ride when he wasn't using it. It was ugly, too. It was old and scratched.  My friends in my neighborhood...

Continue Reading...
The Terror Barrier--How to Smash Through Apr 19, 2021

"If you want something in life that you've never had, you're going to have to do something you've never done."

--JD Houston


About 3 months ago, I was wondering in my quiet time, "Should I facilitate a retreat based on my book, 'Fruitful Leadership: Leading by The Fruit of The Spirit'?" ...

Continue Reading...
Seek To Understand Apr 12, 2021

"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing."
 

--Rollo May
 
 
It's been a process for me to learn to become more relationship oriented. I am a "D" (from the Maxwell Method of DISC Behavrioral Styles) and one of their...
Continue Reading...