I am convinced that we only have brief moments or periods of calm in our lives. Things always seem to change and rearrange our best laid plans. You may say to yourself, “It’s always something” or “if it’s not one thing, it’s another.” Unknowingly, I used those mantras for years and I got everything I… Read more

The modern world is flooded with distraction. Instead of staying connected with the natural world, lots of us are opting to stay indoors and plugged into technology. What chance do we have of sustaining long periods of inspiration and consciousness if we are living like this? I have been thinking a lot about this lately.… Read more

This is the question I asked myself at the gym this morning. I felt like I was just going through the motions of the workout without any intention or thought. I just wanted to get through the workout to just get done and go home. Once I asked this question, I had no choice but… Read more

There are two of you living in your head: the real you and the false you. The false you is the incessant thought machine that produces conflicting messages through out your day. It never shuts up. You will often hear something like: “You should just go for it” and it’s quickly followed by “Are you… Read more

Deep focus is a gift that allows us tackle problems and come at issues with creative and efficient ways. We can use critical thinking to create vaccines, cars, rockets, anything we put our minds to… Although, with our huge brains and intelligence, we seem to mess up the most fundamental parts of our lives when… Read more

Life can derail your path when you least expect it and that is what has happened to me and my family recently. I felt the presence of peace and gratitude for a long long stretch. Things could not be have been more pleasant and quiet until they weren’t. I had a really good run. All… Read more

With the spring season, I have been spending lots of time outside without distractions. It has been really nice to sit and listen to the birds and the wind and watch the trees sway. There is a lot of peace that comes with the simplicity of stopping the craziness of your busy day and just… Read more

Sometimes life can punch you in the gut and your first instinct will be to avoid the pain and stay bitter about it. You are okay to step away for a bit, but you must get back in the game. You only have one life. Make it count. Read more

It’s true that people love to see someone win. When someone wins, it is because of the hard work that is done while no one is watching. Someone shows up day after day with the intent on moving forward until they finally punch through and reach their goal. People will celebrate and want to know… Read more

If you like challenge, life is full of it. If you don’t, then you might as well get used it because it isn’t going away. Healthy challenge is so important for engagement, but there are times when challenges come your way that aren’t understand until you have made your way through them. Some can hurt… Read more