Sometimes even the inspirer needs inspiration. In a world that oftentimes seems engulfed in an atmosphere poisoned by the spirit of hate, blame and self-depreciation, all of us need to be reminded of the bright overwhelming power each of us carries and how important it is for us to shine […]
It’s been said that “rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scales.” One of our greatest failings as humans is our propensity to be overly critical of others. Judging how our society has evolved in embracing the art of personal […]
I’ve heard it said that in a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange has only been enhanced. Stephanie and I began our rare, difficult, […]
This week hometown native, Mondo Duplantis, as expected, won the Gold Medal at the Paris Olympic Games setting an Olympic record. He then continued vaulting aiming to break the world record which he already held. On his third and last vault he cleared the bar. Mondo is undoubtedly the best […]
This was first posted August 5, 2011 Over the past several weeks I’ve read several blogs and opinion pieces directed at the political intrigue that has been going on Washington. I found it interesting that several espousing both liberal and conservative viewpoints invoked the idiom, beware of waking the sleeping […]