Last week, I made available my first ebook – Your Glass of Life: Growing. Social media instigated it. Although my life and thoughts are in the words, it came together by getting involved with Twitter and engaging fully in what this community offers. Here is the story of how Your Glass of Life came together. [...]
I would love to be able to sing! Singing brings joy to people all around. Singing raises spirits and inspires minds. Songs express what is sometime hard to put into words. Being able to just sing would make my life seem so much more passionate and easier to express. Of course, I cannot sing or [...]
I admit it. After a long day, I enjoy watching Chopped or Design Star or Food Network Star. This may not be a good thing to admit, but let me tell you why. The reason is to watch the people dynamics. From these interactions, several key life lessons emerge. Lesson 1: Don’t be cocky (or [...]
I decided to run the other way. There is an odd thing in outdoor sports. People riding bikes don’t like drivers. People running think bikers believe they own the trails. Walkers who walk side-by-side with 3 or more people, well… need I say more! This isn’t the point though. To keep some bikers happy, I ran in [...]
I don’t buy many live concert music CDs. The recording studio ones are always higher quality, right? After all, all the elements are controlled to produce the perfect sound. One weekend, I read a NY Times article discovered through one of my social media channels. In it, Leonard Cohen’s Live in London CD was mentioned as being [...]
Many areas have experienced intense weather patterns during the last few months. In Texas, it has been hot this Summer. The Dallas Morning News highlighted the statistic yesterday: 68 days of 100-degree plus days (the record — 69 days). And, then it happened. Yesterday, a cool breeze was in the air along with a temperature of 83 [...]
Did you know skin is our largest organ? Did you know if you took your skin and laid it flat, it would cover 21 square feet of space? We think of our skin of something that protects us. It can be irritated at times from mosquito bites or poison ivy. Even though we feel an [...]
One thing can be said about me – I am not a water-sports-type-of-guy. After nearly drowning as a very young kid, I never learned how to swim until I was in my early 20s, but that is another story… Well, this past week I took my two sons whitewater rafting. What a blast! We went [...]
An interesting thought occurred to me the other day. My faith is strengthened more outside of the church than within it. I began to think about that thought and, at first, it scared me a little. Wow, has the church fallen off the track that much? Maybe it has been the churches I have been [...]
Do you think that how you treat certain things relates to how you are as a person? I do. Take toothpaste, for example. Here is a short (fun) test to take to determine what type of person you are and the approaches you may take in life. The Toss Test Do you squeeze every single [...]
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