“The quieter you become, the more you can hear” – Ram Dass We all probably have different definitions of what being still really looks like for us. For some it may be taking a quite walk away from the crowds, while for others it may be sitting quietly in a room by yourself gathering […]
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“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway” – Emory Austin I simply love when my favorite songs comes on the radio. As a child, my parents introduced me to R&B, jazz and a few other genres. One thing I will never forget, is how it made me feel. Listening to
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“Life is not always about trying to fix something that’s broken. Sometimes, it’s about starting over and creating something better” – Unknown Okay, so you blew it big time and you find yourself staring at the rest of your life like a deer in the headlights. You understand that quitting is not an
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“Have a vision. It is the ability to see the invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible.” – Shiv Khera After years of doctor’s visits and receiving consistent reports of perfect vision, I have finally reached a new (sad) milestone. One that is probably inevitable for most people, but
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing” – Abraham Lincoln I remember it was back in May 2007. I sat in a room with nineteen other colleagues from various divisions of my current company. We were all
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“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.” – Pierre Corneille Like most people I love receiving gifts on my birthday, holidays or the “just because” ones are the best. The thoughtfulness behind someone taking the time to give you something meaningful to them is a priceless moment to experience. As
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“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way” – Wayne Dyer For years I have taught classes and spoke with people about their life callings and purposes for living. It’s a challenging topic to engage in because many
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“Friends are the siblings God never gave us” – Mencius As I go through my normal ritual of reflection prior to writing my weekly post, this morning I had an interesting thing occur. So I have been traveling for work for the last week and as I was having my last breakfast in the
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“You will struggle, you will sweat, you will cry, you will want to give up, but above all, YOU WILL OVERCOME, because you are meant for greatness” – Unknown As I approach the one year mark of writing my first official post on this blog, I find myself reflecting on the initial reasons
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“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” – Henry David Thoreau We live in a day and age where negative news runs rampant across the airwaves of social media. A good and nice story, unfortunately is not always enticing to the ears. As much as we may complain about the prevalent violence
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