Most of my life I have lived obligated. Obligated to the needs of others, obligated to what culture, family and religion expected me to be, and obligated to be something that inside I knew I couldn’t live up to. Nine months ago I looked at everything I was doing in my life and I asked the … [Read more...]
I actually wrote this post back in October, but it feels so real this morning as I sit listening to the blues,reflecting on my life, and writing. Hope you enjoy it. The Ride I decided to go bike riding with my son Davis yesterday. It was overcast, gloomy and gray, but we didn’t think much of … [Read more...]
Back in December I had one of the best days of my life. The little basketball team that I help coach one three straight games to capture the Northern Colorado championship (7th grade). My son is a phenomenal basketball player, but this was a team effort. Not one of the wins was pretty, but they left … [Read more...]
I posted a question on Facebook yesterday that I have been wrestling with over the last week as I reflected on this past year. The question was, “What is the most important thing in life?” I got most of the answers I expected to get: 1. God 2. Family 3. Jesus Christ 4. My … [Read more...]
Recently I pulled into a strip mall in North Atlanta to get a Subway sandwich for lunch. Pearl Jam’s song Jeremy interrupted my mission forcing me to sit and reflect as I listened. I love the lyrics of Pearl Jam’s music; it stirs my soul. Soon my thoughts took me back to a time in my living … [Read more...]
As I look out my window this morning I am reminded how little control of life I actually have. I am small! Yes, I have control of my finances (sometimes), my health and my dreams, but with the plume of smoke bellowing from the north out of the window where I write, I am reminded that I am pretty … [Read more...]
I hate to say it, but we have a tendency to use God like a celestial slot machine. I know for me it seems to be easier to see when He doesn’t come through for me. I think it is crucial that we write down when God answers our prayers. We have a tendency to forget his faithfulness, or worse write it … [Read more...]
I have not always had a fondness for reading scripture. Sometimes it didn’t make sense; sometimes it said things that I really didn’t want to hear at the time, but as I have matured as a man I have realized I was going about reading scripture from the wrong perspective. Did anybody really enjoy … [Read more...]
I am a student of life, a writer, a counselor, a coach and an executive, and this is my blog. This blog is the test bed for ideas before they become books, retreats or coaching exercises. The thing that most makes my heart come alive is helping another person tell a better story with their life. So many people are caught in their past, and they never experience true freedom. The goal
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