What do you consider to be a failure? And do you know how to deal with failures? For me, failure is directly related to some mental disturbance. I think the prime goal of our life as humans is to be happy and help others. If we are unable to do so, then it is a
Imagine if you absolutely love smoking, eating red meat frequently and skipping exercise. Perhaps you’ve observed people who follow similar habits. Most if not virtually all of these people die in horrible, agonizing fashion with diseases like cancer causing them profound suffering for months if not years of their lives. But you deeply fear losing
My uncle once told my dad about someone who knew the stock market inside-out. He said this financial expert had excellent stock tips. I heard the discussion from the next room. After my uncle stressed how the guy was a guru, my dad replied: “But he’s a mechanic.” Mechanics know how to fix cars. But
I’m a pretty lucky guy. This week, I’ve been on vacation with my beautiful wife, Pamela, touring the west. By the way, if you haven’t gotten away from the kids with your spouse, I highly recommend it :). I managed to get extra lucky and got most of the trip paid for too. So how
Last night during our walk in the middle of nowhere I noted something odd. A few bright colors seemed to appear at the side of the path. But as we approached I noted quivering moments. Being before dusk, I could not detect movement prior until I got closer I jogged then sprinted to the spot
4:30 PM. I begin my blogging day in earnest after settling in to my new travel location. I feel good. Even though my blogging routine became disrupted today I did not allow the disruption to affect my mind. But I had to train my mind to change with change. Gracefully handling disruptions does not come
When you consciously choose to face fears and follow fun your life improves dramatically. Everything in your life now reflects your thoughts, feelings and actions back to you. Life serves as a mirror, reflecting you back to you. Desiring a change in conditions means desiring a change in self. Imagine if you feel tired, bored,
Do you know all of those things you fear doing? You know; the highly uncomfortable, scary stuff you believe you could never do? Doing all of that scary stuff is the ONLY way to live your dreams. The catch: living your dreams requires making a series of freeing but uncomfortable decisions. Most people do not
I’ve been putting together a coed soccer team in Springfield, IL, and have been facing an interesting dilemma. Many of the would-be players are too young to play. We play in the D-League, ladies over age 35, guys over age 40. When I was younger, I never knew that was a thing. Yet here I
Surrendering is not ceasing to try. People think surrendering means giving up, quitting and moving on to another venture. But this is not true. Surrendering does not mean quitting. Surrendering means doing what you can then trusting in yourself, your work and in the general creative process. I will write and publish this blog post.
