Be Someone You Can Respect

“Be someone you can respect.”  Short. Sweet. Concise.  This sentence packs a punch. It both establishes a goal and holds you accountable in 5 little words.  I love it! What is it that you respect in people?  Honor?  Courage?  Generosity?  Gentleness?  Kindness? ...

What Way Did You Learn To Be Loved?

What way did you learn to be loved?  I’m not talking about having coffee brought to you in bed, or being greeted at the door when you get home.  Nor am I talking about romantic date nights or lots of passionate sex, I’m talking about what you learned growing up about...

What Would You Say To Yourself?

If you could go back in time, say 10, 20, or 30 years, what would you say to yourself?  You’ve lived through some rough stuff since then.  You’ve gained wisdom from life experience that cannot be learned any better way than through living it.  You know things now that...

Take What You’ve Got and Be Thankful

The words stung and then floated off into the universe.  I was only in my 20’s, attending a gathering of friends one night when a 4 year old said those seven powerful words to me.  “Take what you’ve got and be thankful.” Wow!  Really?  It’s uncanny, sometimes, what...