I’m going to share a story about some of my experiences and ‘evolutions’ over the last month, in hopes that you’ll be able to relate and be inspired to make some of these same leaps yourself. We enter the stream of events on a day my laptop decided to slow to a crawl...
The Choice to Think by Frank Natale
The choice to think determines your reality. When you are conscious you have all the relationships you choose to have. When you choose to be healthy and prosperous you are clear about what your body requires and the direction your career is headed. With practice you...
No Comment? by Richard Romano
If you have spent any amount of time in the blogosphere or on online news sites, you have likely experienced all the colorful varieties of user comments. In many cases, you’ll get some civil responses, and even some that raise good points and are quite helpful, adding...
Re~Belle by Jordan Ross Allen
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”—Lao Tzu When I was young I had my share of traumatic events in my life. Just like you! One thing that I’ve learned is that these events had no meaning. They were just things that happened in my life. Then, I...
Leveraging Time by Carter Mason
Time is not your enemy, and it can be a powerful ally. Your relationship to time determines your success or failure. The desire for immediate results and gratification can be overwhelming. Right now in early February, the gym is already less crowded than it was a...
Who Are Your Balcony People?—A Tribute to Martin Luther King
Today we celebrate the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest social justice crusaders, orators, pacifists, and spiritual workers the world has even known. Least to mention one of the greatest visionaries. His I have Dream Speech resonates as...
Yoga: A Path to Integrity by Malaurie Barber
One of the definitions of integrity is “the state of being whole.” I think that is a perfect definition for it. I know personally that if I am out of integrity with myself or another person I feel as if I am disassociating from my soul and it is left outside my body...
Rebounding From the Curve Ball
Yep, mixed basketball and baseball analogy here. Whoddathunkit? Those who know me would say it fits. I love both sports and I grew up watching The Great One, Roberto Clemente, play. My first inspirational hero in life, Clemente was a great humanitarian as well as a...
Advice I’d Give My 16-Year-Old Self
A Facebook friend of mine recently requested suggestions with regard to advice and topics to impart to a group of teens he was soon to be addressing. Even though he himself is a watershed of information, he was asking for comments from others. Which got me thinking,...
How to Forgive Others Without Becoming a Personal Human Doormat
Last week I addresses WHY we need to forgive. But HOW do we this without being perceived as weak, or worse not only a push-over but a personal human doormat with a welcome sign on it inviting all to wipe their feet on us? To me, it depends on how we perceive the act...