When you’ve been alive for 56 years, you learn a lot. Mostly from the things that went wrong than from things that went right. I have learned more from my failures than my successes. Don’t get me wrong, there are lessons to be had on both sides of the coin, but it seems like the failure lessons just hit you harder and produce the deepest change. At least that’s been my experience.
The Struggle is Real Ya’ll!
Since the age of 8 when I picked up my first plastic play guitar in a hospital room, then at the age of 14 getting a real guitar, I began writing songs and haven’t ever stopped.
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A Hunger for Jesus
Don’t mistake my title for some post that’s going to talk about pursuing God and if you’re not hungry for God, “shame on you” or “you’re not a true follower”. This post is not about what you’re doing wrong, it’s about finding true satisfaction in life.
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DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? The Art of Truly Looking
I was having a moment today as I recalled a memory of my sister.
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FINDING HOME
It feels like I have been trying to find “home” my whole life. You know, like finding “center” or the “core” place in life when you feel, well….”at home”; where it’s all ok and safe and sure.
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An Intimate Moment of the Heart on Mother’s Day!!!!
From day one of our consciousness, we begin building a life of certainty. A life where we call all the shots, and if we are good and careful and even smart enough, things work out exactly how we plan. And, for the most part, our childish minds can build that sort of life, even if we don’t live that reality. Our imaginations can compensate for a lot at that age, not to mention, the way our psyche is wired by God for survival, most times we get through.
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BROKEN…..
I have heard the term “broken” many times. It’s almost cliché and stripped of its impact due to overuse. But in the personal lives of people who experience it, its impact is still very much alive.
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Do you have a “True North” and What is it?
Faith shapes us all. Whether we believe in the existence of God or not, we still have beliefs or personal creeds we live by. And those beliefs shape our lives. They motivate our behavior, the dreams we dream and ultimately the lives we live. Personal beliefs come from our culture, the environments we are raised in and life experiences and when these are our sources, those beliefs can change with each experience or shift in cultural influences.
What we believe and the values we hold is the compass that guides our lives; and when we don’t have an internal compass we look to the culture, our experiences and the opinions of others to become that compass because we don’t possess a “true north” within ourselves.
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Stop Running From Who You Really Are!!
How many times have you heard that whisper in your heart?
How many times have you heeded it?
Every moment of every day we are faced with a choice: Abandon ourselves to authenticity or live for the approval of others.
