“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
It has been said by the many self-improvement experts that one should “dream big” in order to move ahead.
Well enough I suppose but there is a lingering question that never seems to get answered: How does one “dream big”? Continue reading
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’ — Alfred Lord Tennyson
As we bid farewell to 2016 I find myself looking forward to 2017. Then I found myself asking a question: What is there about a new year which changes us, often affects us, and sometimes leaves us full of dread?
On the calendar, January 1st is just another day. In the life of the planet the sun rises and sets like it has for millions, billions of years. So why do we consider the day different? Continue reading
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. — Melody Beattie
As we approach 2017 we look back upon the year with amazement. There can be no other way to describe 2016. So many things happened in 2016 it rattled our brain. Of course the main thing that happened was this country (except the socialist state of California) elected a non-politician. Continue reading
Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles. — Edwin Louis Cole
Every year we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our creator and the entity we call upon in our time of need. Continue reading
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. — Norman Vincent Peale
Sometimes I feel down in the dumps. The bills and debts are high, the road is hard and all uphill, things are always going wrong, and there are times I feel that I am losing my mind. Continue reading
Man is made by his belief, as he believes, so he is. – The Bhagavad Gita
Feeling depressed really leaves a lot to be desired doesn’t it. So what am I depressed about, better yet why am I depressed? Continue reading
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
This election has proven to be very interesting in more ways than one. First let me be very up front with this: I voted for Donald Trump. I support him and I believe in him. Continue reading
I’ve come to the conclusion that in order to grow I need to shake my life up a little. Maybe a lot. So the question is: How?
Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. — Ellen DeGeneres
In this installment of the Value series I want to discuss the value of vision and how it affects us as a nation.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength. — Saint Francis de Sales
Leadership requires values and values require integrity. As I look at the country today I see bitterness, division, class warfare, destruction, hate, racism, and a feeling of destruction. Continue reading