“You are always one decision away from a totally different life.” – Unknown A number of years ago a wise friend told me that life is like a song and a dance. Initially I was not sure what he meant, but he explained that in the first stages of our lives we our learning new […]
“When you are willing to feel it, you can begin to heal from it.” – Unknown I grew up during a time when the neighborhood kids played hard everyday and usually always until dusk or when the street lights came on. Being a young boy there were plenty of bumps and bruises to go around.
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“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 According to the Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, “There is a time for every thing under the sun.” And even if you do not believe in the Bible, life has pretty much proven that this verse is unarguably factual.
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“I know more than I say, think more than I speak and know more than you realize, so don’t underestimate me.” – Unknown So the other day I was traveling from Vegas back to the Bay Area. I called for an Uber like normal and waited the few minutes it typically takes for the driver
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter” – Martin Luther King, Jr. For as long as I can remember I have been the type of personality that has tried to avoid conflict. Sometimes this decision worked in my favor, but unfortunately most times it had an adverse
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“Don’t judge someone just because they sin differently than you” – Unknown There is some documented literature that says it takes about thirty days to break a habit, then I read from another source it could actually be anywhere from two weeks to six months, depending on the person, the actual habit and the sheer
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“Freedom isn’t going through life unscathed, It’s choosing to not let what has hurt you bind you.” – Leo Christopher To finally come to an understanding that I will never stop growing has brought a sense a of peace, calm and self-acceptance to my life. When I consider who I use to be, (not that
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I have found that growing up means being honest about what I want, what I need, and who I am. – Epiphany Just last week I decided to take some time off to work in my yard. You know, plant a few flowers, trim down some hedges and pull a few weeds. The kind of
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“It’s never too late to be what you might have been” – George Eliot Perhaps you are not into watching professional fights on the big screen, but I grew up watching Muhammed Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard take on big fights with much anticipation and hype. I will even admit that I had a
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“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same” – Unknown It is so interesting to me how life unfolds. The twist and turns we make. The planned and unplanned events that occur. Things we never saw ourselves doing or becoming, that we are now actively engaged in, in addition to
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