photo by JB Baker “I did it. I told you, I told you I did.” – Dave Matthews Band This is post #30 in my quest for 30 in 30. So here we are. 31 days ago I announced that I would be attempting to write 30 new posts in 30 straight days. I am [...]
photo by JB Baker “I did it. I told you, I told you I did.” – Dave Matthews Band This is post #30 in my quest for 30 in 30. So here we are. 31 days ago I announced that I would be attempting to write 30 new posts in 30 straight days. I am [...]
photo credit “Get up, stand up. Don’t give up the fight.” – Bob Marley This is post #29 in my quest for 30 in 30. How many times on your life have you felt like you were really making progress on a goal only to have your energy wane and your habits revert to their old ineffective [...]
photo credit Keep on, with the force don’t stop. Don’t stop ’til you get enough” – Michael Jackson This is post #28 in my quest for 30 in 30. Determination: having strong motivation to succeed. Determination is something that many lack. It’s the absence of excuses or stories. It’s the will to complete our journey. It is what drives [...]
photo credit “Misery loves company but she will never foot the bill” – Bourgeois Tagg This is post # 23 in my quest for 30 in 30. There is a lot of pain, heartache, and unhappiness on the planet these days. With homelessness and famine, a tanking economy and surging violence it’s a wonder that anyone [...]
“Waiting on the world to change” -John Mayer This is post #22 In my quest for 30 in 30. One of the standards that I’ve set for myself is to always be a man of action. I spent a great many years waiting for good things to come my way instead of going out after [...]
photo credit “I’m talking about forgiveness” – Leona Lewis This is post 21 in my quest for 30 in 30. Guilt, pain, anger and shame. All very powerful negative emotions that tend to carry a lot of weight. Any one of these four feelings can completely dominate a persons life if not kept in check. [...]
“I gotta feelin’ that tonight’s gonna be a good good night” – The Black Eyed Peas This is post 20 in my quest for 30 in 30. In my writings I have been stressing the importance of setting high personal standards in order to acheive greater things in your life. Well tonight I’m reminded that [...]
photo credit “I don’t know if I should run away or tiptoe” – Keaton Simons This is post 19 in my quest for 30 in 30 and a cheap way to talk turkey before Thanksgiving. Ease in or go cold turkey? It’s a common question when making a significant change in our lives. Sometimes when [...]
photo credit “No one, no one, no one ever is to blame” – Howard Jones This is post #18 in my quest for 30 in 30. Today I had a long talk with one of my friends who’s an actor. She went to an audition that she was really excited for and tanked. This left [...]
photo credit “I have become comfortably numb” – Pink Floyd This is post #17 in my quest for 30 in 30. Yesterday I wrote about attending a lecture given by raw food athlete Tim VanOrden. During the lecture he spoke about peoples desire to “numb themselves down” with food and alcohol. We’ve all been there and we’ve all done it. [...]