A declaration. A mindset. A movement.
"I have a lot of faith in myself which is why I am frustrated with the fact that I am not doing more," said my ridiculous-too-hard-on-myself mind. Can anyone relate to this? About 5% of the month (or more), I wake up with this overwhelming thought that I am not doing enough and/or have not …
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"Faith is the bird that feels the light even when the dawn is still dark." As defined, faith is a strong belief in someone or something. That concepts seems very vague, somewhat intangible, and also requires a significant level of trust. If I trust a person or object, I believe in their/its ability to be …
Man, oh man! How much bad, poor, negative news can we handle? Does anyone else feel like every time they turn around there is more bad news being reported? Yes, Facebook is usually filled with positive messages and laughs; Instagram with joyous photos and smiles; but, the news, forget about it-- sad news upon weird …
I was talking to my cousin the other day about some shitty things that have been happening in my life lately. Well, it's more like crappy things happening to someone else that in turn affected me. I guess this area of my life has just been somewhat of an adventurous ride recently. Naturally at this …
I am not going to lie. My first reaction to Stuart Scott's passing was "he didn't deserve to die." I didn't venture far enough to blame God, but I was initially baffled. "But he fought so hard with such fortitude and faith, if anyone deserved to beat cancer didn't he?" I thought about his ESPN …
Although I have what I would call "a health fear" of flying," I still love to get in a plane and soar above the clouds. There is just something quite calming when we finally reach the cruising altitude where the clouds are beneath us like fluffy cotton balls drifting off into the sun. I don't know why, but …
"So, you are going with God," I asked. "Yes," they replied. I am a firm believer that God can do the impossible; but I also believe that we cannot expect miracles to happen if we don't put forth the effort to prepare ourselves to sustain that "impossible opportunity" once it happens. The statement above was the last exchange in a …
I think they were afraid to let me fly - scared that if I left the ground it would expose their inner fear of leaving the ground. My flight would expose the fact that they were actually the ones that were supposed to teach me how to fly, but for one reason or the other, they …
