I Don’t Care If I Remember Your Name!

My Three Secret Memory Tips Before daylight, on a chilly and wet, Tuesday morning, I arose to the smell of coffee brewing at 5:45 am. I immediately turned on the small space heater so I could go to the shower without freezing. This is the only day of the week that I rise at this […]

When Is Quitting Ever An Option?

Have you ever just wanted to quit?  What was it that held you back and caused you not to continue? Have you ever felt ashamed because you wanted to just quit?  Have you wanted to quit striving for a goal that many tell you is within reach?  Have you wanted to quit a relationship however […]

Living with PTSD

Living with PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its effects have been a topic of major discussion especially in regard to Armed Forces people coming home from an area of combat. I have a good friend who was in Viet Nam who tells me that it took many years for him to be able […]

The Matrix: There is No Spoon

The Matrix: There is No Spoon In the movie the Matrix (1999 ) Neo, Keanu Reeves, has an encounter with a boy as he waits to see the “Oracle.” Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Spoon boy: There is no […]

Gratitude

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Anonymous Gratitude is 20/20 vision for all phases of our life. The past seen through the lens of God’s grace, and seen through the truth that no matter what happened in the past we are still standing; gratitude begins […]

Are You a Branch on the Vine of Manifestation Part 1

  Are You a Branch on the Vine of Manifestation? Part 1 As I read the following passage today it became easy to understand that we all have the gift of God within us.  Therefore if we disconnect ourselves from the collective of humanity (the branches and the vine) we cannot bear the fruits of […]