I’ve read many analysis of words and perception. Putting those together I ask you to take the thought a bit further.  There’s the analogy of a crumpled $20 bill.  Is it any less valuable than a $20 bill hot off the presses?  The correct answer is no, of course not. The value of the money is the same. $20 will […]

Sometimes I long for the simpler days. You know the ones I mean… the days when working 2 and 3 jobs was easy. When mac and cheese was a delicacy and you believe fish sticks were a good source of seafood.   When a stroll down memory lane meant thanking your stars you weren’t in high school any longer. When […]

Will you sit by me til our journey ends? Will we continue to be lovers as well as friends? When my skin has weathered and my hair turned grey, Will you stay and talk with me for one more day? When my hearing is weak and my eyesight has waned; After years of decisions with no one to blame; With […]

“Far too many people have no idea what they can do because all they’ve be told is what they can’t do.”– Zig Ziglar  I will be silent no more. I will no longer be told to ‘hush’ or to wait in the corner. I will no longer be made to think that my thoughts and ideas are without merit. My […]

It’s been shattered completely.  As if someone dropped a crystal vase from the second story window. Splinters of larger pieces are littered in a way some would call a large blast radius. It amazes me how far the slivers of broken dreams can travel. But who dropped it? Who took the dreams of so many and plummeted them to the […]

The embers smolder, never truly extinguished.   Many believe that the fire is gone; that life has been snuffed out. To many, the drone of each day can suck any remaining bit of hope out of the air. The down trodden, mindless ways can squeeze every ounce of promise, draining your soul of optimism.   Unbeknownst to your conscious, a […]

I stand alone. Do not be saddened by my solidarity. This is where I find my strength; this is where I am steadfast. In this place, my mind is focused. Here I have clarity. In this place I rise, not to look down on those around me but for others to see my acceptance.  To grasp the understanding – to […]

Looking down at a professional baseball field with the beautiful patterns displayed in the outfield grass.. you can see the intricacy of the design. It can be labeled a masterpiece in the way each strip connects to another. Each piece stands alone yet when placed side by side they form a work of art. I realize it’s just grass. It was […]

As humans… we are capable of so much more than the little tiny boxes we put ourselves in.  We’ve built our box, big enough that we can move around in a way that gives us the illusion of freedom and the deception of being the masters of our own fate.  We have built the walls so high that the light […]

At what point did we forget how powerful it was to raise future kings? At what point did we devalue the immense importance of teaching morals and values to those who would one day influence the world? Over time, somewhere along the beaten path, we began to feel worthless.  Weakness and a sense of unimportance became the pit in our […]