Lessons I'm learning now, that I should have learned long ago. These are the messages for my son, Alec.
Ever find yourself stuck, not knowing where to go, unsure of the next chapter in your life? Of course, you have big plans, hopes, and dreams, but you seemed to have stalled? The ship left the yard. Sleek, shiny, and new. It was built to cut through the roughest of seas. But without a navigator, […]
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Faith 6/21/2019: Tending the Garden The things you work on to improve. Your body. Your career. The projects on the side that you hope may replace your current career. The things you imagine to be your future. That’s your garden. That’s the grass you believe is greener on the other side of the hill. We […]
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There have been many times that I have played the scenario out in my head. Stricken with anxiety, I mentally act out each step. How will it go down? How can I prevent the inevitable? When the trial has come and gone, it rarely was ever as bad as I imagined it. All the stress […]
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Faith 5/31/2019: Break Free You can choose to roll along with the tide, going wherever it directs you. Do so, and you will call it destiny. Whether your destination leads to the promised land or somewhere entirely different, you will be resigned to this fate. A product of the environment in which you were born, […]
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Courage 5/30/2019: The Top of the Mountain There are some who seem to have King Midas’ golden touch. Everything seems to come easily to them. But this is only my perception. I do not know what struggles they had to overcome to get to where they are today. As for my own golden touch, I […]
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Concept 2 Life #1: Quality Produces Speed As I am getting to know more about my new Concept 2 Rowing Machine, I am learning more about myself. Can I become a world-class rower? Not a chance. But can I become good? Really good? I think so. There is only one way to find out. I […]
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Justice 5/30/19: With Respect to Yourself Consider yourself. Take a look in the mirror. Take a look into your past. What have you done? What are your qualities, your achievements? Who are you? Have you conducted yourself in a way that is worthy of respect? Have you treated your body, soul, and spirit with respect? […]
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Faith 5/24/2019: Do Hard Things Imagine 10 years ago. What can you do now that seemed impossible back then? For me, there were so many things I believed I would never achieve. Sure, many of them I dreamed about doing. But in all honesty, I did not really have faith that it could be done. […]
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Justice 5/22/2019: Judge Yourself Of course, we want to be honest in how we deal with other people, but… We also need to be honest with ourselves. Can you do it? Can you be honest with how you truly assess where you are at? We need to take a moment and see where we are. […]
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Temperance 5/21/2019: Guard Yourself From Trouble It takes a tremendous amount of self-control to hold your tongue when the pressure is on. As your internal temperature rises, the urge to unleash the verbal fury within strengthens. Can you say what is on your mind in a way that will keep you from trouble? If not, […]
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