I had a bit of a "revelation reflection" a few days ago. As mentioned in my last post, I have been struggling with understanding where I am now and how it relates to my future. I kept finding myself stuck when I try to look at where I should be and not where I am…
When I was younger, I remember a poster in my school classroom with a quote about the value of integrity. It was describing how integrity stands as "what you do when no one is watching." I also view integrity as valuing your actions. When we make choices to do something, are we proud of what…
We are always seeking for ways that we can help the world around us. Many of us are considered "people pleasers" where we are searching how we can use our skillsets to satisfy the needs of others. No matter what, we all feel good when we can help someone. Whether that is through work, through…
Sometimes the clichés in life can hit the hardest. The cliché of the day is thinking about how "there are 365 opportunities in a year to make a difference". And when I think about this, there truly is an unbelievable number of opportunities that present themselves in a year. A lot can change, a lot…
In life, we develop many connections. These connections can be to people, to activities, to feelings, etc. We get to a certain point of life where we learn what connections feel right and what connections feel off. We get to a point where a combination of our feelings and our knowledge give us the insight…
I have spoken before about the prominence of "circles" in our lives. Many things in life feel like a cycle and you can draw out some of these things, seeing where they started and how they returned to this point. Some of these things good - some of these things bad. I made a post…
As The Masters Tournament begins today in the world of golf, many life lessons I've learned from 16+ years of golfing begin circling in my head during a moment of reflection. As I watched the beginning of the broadcast, I saw a few players hit some wayward shots, and as the broadcasters analyzed these misses,…
Any time that something happens in our lives, the question always seems to be "Why?" Why did that happen? Why do I feel this way? Why is that person acting that way? Why now? I have learned how to look at my "Why?" questions as a whole piece. My why's have become an acronym of…
I began this blog 3 years ago to simply try something new. To see if it helped me with life as I reflected in a new way. As you know, it has become an integral and highly meaningful part of my life and it has turned into my philanthropy, in a sense. I just love…
We can be hungry in many ways. Physically, we are hungry multiple times a day, and our body needs nutrients to keep going. Mentally, we are hungry for the right focus and thoughts as we think through our day. Emotionally, we are hungry for stability and achieving a peace. Socially, we are hungry for the…
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