We Create Our Reality

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the eighth one I am going…

“In the long run, men only hit what they aim at.” – Henry David Thoreau You must have goals. Without goals you’ll live your life by default and circumstance (I like to say you’ll be in a rut, not a groove . . . ). You will merely be reacting to what happens, missing opportunities…

“We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them.” – Seneca I know that the title of this post is, at best, tortured language. I wanted to get your attention and draw your attention to the Truth that we all will die. Let me…

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. – Abraham Maslow I would edit Maslow’s suggestion a bit and suggest that rather than (concerning ourselves with) “overcoming fear,” that we focus on its opposite: love. Choose growth…

If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. – Guy Finley Literally and figuratively. Where do you stand? *  *  * In terms of the literal bit, where are you? Are you doing work you care about? In a place and with people that connect you…

“You can’t talk yourself out of a problem you behave yourself into.” – Stephen Covey This is just one of the powerful truths Stephen left us with. There’s a beauty and poetry to the words above that is nearly impossible to add to. So I won’t try… Post-Script: A few hours ago I wrote the…