Whispers of Genius Echoes of Madness

Built For It

What a difference a month makes! So grateful to be surrounded by AMAZING family and friends! A month ago, the GREAT Doctors and Nurses at...

Road to Recovery

Life: Just when you get all the answers, they change all the questions. Blindsided by a medical emergency… I’m so GRATEFUL to the...

5 potential Mental Health benefits of practicing Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu continues to gain popularity as a Martial Art and Combat Sport that focuses on grappling, ground fighting, and self-defense....

Conscious Contact

I don’t know what happens next. Where will I be in the year 2100? I don’t know. I’ll be wherever I was in the year 1800. I don’t know…...

Evolving

The people who believed in me, inspired me. The people who supported me, strengthened me. The people who attacked me, kept me on my toes....

You’re Not Drowning

You are not broken. You are not ugly. You are not unworthy. You are not too short. You are not too tall. You are not the number on a...

Your Whole Life Is Ahead of You

I can’t even count the amount of times an older person has told me, "You've got your whole life ahead of you." Upon hearing these words...

The Journey’s Baggage

I am a people watcher and I travel a lot. At times, this makes for entertainment, aggravation, and even observational learning. On one...

My Own Greatest Hero, My Own Worst Enemy

Your life is a story you’re telling yourself. I like to live each day of my life as if it's a page, a chapter in my life’s story. I get...

Life's Ingredients

How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? Your life is a blend of the...

If You Want to Learn How to Live, Hang Out With People Who Are Dying

I have spent many years as a volunteer at veterans’ hospitals; often spending the final days with our brothers and sisters who have...

Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Plate

“Keep your eyes on your own plate and enjoy your meal!” This was my mom’s repetitive mantra at the dinner table in the late 70’s as she...

Happiness in Simplicity

I’m not sure why some people choose to engulf themselves in a drama-filled life, but they do. And for some reason, they feel they should...

Each Day is a Lifetime

The idea of each new day being a birth to new opportunities and a clean slate is not a new one. We often hear about the importance of...

Car Manufacturer

Years ago, I was invited to a car manufacturing and testing facility. This was a facility at which engineers designed and tested several...

Your History - Your Destiny

So many of us get caught up in the past: past issues, past relationships, past mistakes, etc... We tend to give away our thoughts and...

Time to Renew

Welcome to today! A time to renew, restart, and release. If you’re ready to make a lasting change, you must realize that in order for it...

The Journey Awaits

The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. Have you ever been on a cruise or looked at one of...

One Day at a Time

It seems everybody is really busy these days. I understand that at times the stresses of work and family make it easy to lose focus and...

So Much to Do

If you have to ask if you’ve done enough, you haven’t. Each day brings with it the opportunity to do more than you did yesterday. Each...