What would you willing die for? What you die for a cause you believe in? Would you die for your children? Would you die for your spouse? Would you die for a friend? Would you die for a co-worker? How about dying for the person who abandoned you? What about the person who physically […]
Crave. Desire. Long For. Dependency. Habit. Addiction. Oh friends, can I be brutally honest with you today? I LOVE coffee! I do, I do indeed. The experience is inextricably woven into my day. Immediately upon waking I say still in my bed and worship to whatever song is in my head. Nearly every morning […]
Imagine the toughest mental and physical exercise you’ve ever endured… Think about 6 or 7 people carry a log that weighs nearly 200lbs. They carry this log together for nearly two hours while performing a variety of feats including carrying it overhead, sit-ups, running through sand and water and they do all these activities […]
I was exercising one day and I was just dragging. I felt like I couldn’t get my wind. I never got pumped. Argh, I barely made it through my workout. And why was that? I hadn’t properly fueled my tank before the workout. To ensure that doesn’t happen again, here is something I can make […]
Stronger: What Doesn’t Kill You “Get into that muscle.” “Get there! Get there”, admonishes Nevie, personal trainer and owner of FLMD Fitness Studio. Indeed, what doesn’t kill you…makes you stronger, so they say. While I’m still trying to figure out exactly who ‘they’ are, and my muscles still feel the effects of that […]
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook is the author of a book entitled Lean In. Lean In has become a movement designed to help women pursue and achieve their ambitions. It’s mission is focused on what women CAN do versus what they can’t. With all my strength and might I’ve pursued what I can do. ~Be […]
Authentic. Unmasked. Genuine. Transparent. REAL. Naked and unashamed. Exposed. Letting it all hang out to be REAL. I’ve always been very good at “Putting on Tyra”. I can turn on the smile, lilt the cadence of my voice, and be engaging and dynamic when the environment necessitates. While I am naturally an […]
One leg in, next leg in. Pull up. Bring the two sides together east to west to button my pants…and…this can’t be?! I can hardly button my pants! Oh no. How did this happen? When did this happen? I was crushed. I guess I hadn’t noticed it before because I was […]
Cover up Hide Mask The shame. The regret. I had layered the shame beneath rock, sand, clay and topsoil then topped all that off with a bed of leaves. And can one ever really cover up? Trying to put a fig leaf on to cover shame actually makes one stand […]
“Be an active member of a church by 1/4/04” So says the 1st line item one the 1st page of the Goal Planning section in my Franklin Planner. Here’s what follows on that same page. I have kept this page as a testament and reminder to myself that… A man’s heart plans […]