Today, I want to share my experiences from the last few days. Not in any one particular story, but more of a generalized trend that I've seen occurring from multiple sources. One of the problems that many of us must discover within ourselves, and learn to overcome is an issue of judgement. I am no … Continue reading Finding Gratitude In Unexpected Places

Today, after several days, I am grateful to say that things are back on track and better than ever. Last week we had several difficult moments and situations that arose, and it took some time, but we have taken the necessary time and acknowledged our feelings and moved through the difficult moments, healing old wounds … Continue reading Acknowledging A Difficult Situation Without Judgement

So the last couple of days have been extremely difficult as the smooth entrance to the new year seems to now be over. There has been some extremely difficult news over the last couple of days, the least of which is the passing of someone I formerly had a familial relationship with. This has drug … Continue reading Acknowledging A Person’s Crossing Without Mourning

Recently there has been an incredible amount of instances that I have seen where what could have been reasonably minor incident with minimal consequences to the people involved that skyrocketed into intensely stressful situations simply because the single person that caused the event refused to take responsibility. So it has set me back to thinking, … Continue reading Finding Spirituality Through Accountability

Welcome to the new year, a new decade and my first post of 2020. Last year , for many of us, things were truly difficult. I am grateful to say that so far, this year is starting on a much higher note. I am happy to say that for the first time in a long … Continue reading Finding Balance

As the holiday season winds down, and the year comes to a close, I'm sitting here reflecting on the past year, and the events of the past couple weeks. It is been a difficult year to say the least, and the holiday season has been no exception, which really shouldn't surprising even though we don't … Continue reading As The Year Winds Down

Now that the rush of Christmas is over, and everyone is settling into enjoying their new gifts, returning home from visiting family, and overstuffed from eating far too much good food, I'd like to take a few minutes to discuss a holiday that we in the states don't celebrate. In all actuality, it's not really … Continue reading The Blessings Of Giving

As the year winds down and comes to a close, it is with a grateful heart that I am able to say that the year is ending far better than it began, and how it has been for most of the year. At this time last year we were at the beginning of what became … Continue reading Unexpected Blessings

When I was a kid, I used to talk to my mom about my "best friend". And at the time, she would tell me that I was too young to know what a best friend was. She would tell me that most of the people I knew and went to school with were only acquaintances. … Continue reading The Cost Of “Friendship”

We live in a world where we are constantly being bombarded with various forms of media: tv, internet, social media, magazines, etc. All of these myriad forms are telling us how to be, what to do, how to think. But there is also another form that isn't so obvious, and can be more insidious than … Continue reading Being Aware of How We Affect Others