Thirty Seconds

Life is what we make of it. Cliché, yes, but one of the most profound pieces of advice I could ever give another person.  We find it so hard to live our lives normally, to function in this everyday world that expects so much of us. We give what we can, we take as much [...]

I was a 20-something when I picked up one of my grandfather’s books.  I was single and staying in my deceased grandparent’s house until I could find a place to call home.  (It was creepy…) I sat in their little library one night and pulled a book off the shelf called, “Make Your Life Worthwhile,” [...]

We’ve all got about :30 seconds here in this life.  That’s my theory…that’s why I have this blog.  I have to put my money where my mouth is…now more than ever.  I will not look back on this particular time in my life with regret.  That’s my hope anyhow.  And that is why I am making [...]

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”  ~Abraham Maslow Somehow this reminded me of something I wrote a while ago called “Dreams.”  How great that someone can capture in one sentence what it took me so [...]

“To dwell on things that depress or anger us does not help in overcoming them.  One must knock them down alone.” ~Albert Einstein One of my all time favorite quotes.  It sounds defeatist at first…but when you really sit and think about it…it’s dead on true.  Yes…we need people to lean on at certain times…to [...]

Sid Vicious could be the original bad-ass I think. Reckless, driven, crazy, angst ridden…but completely AUTHENTIC. (And a bit of a D-bag…) The official definition of authentic is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original. Wow…not corrupted from the original. From the original what? What the hell was I before I [...]