Category: Life Issues

Make or Break Storms

And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through; how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.

— Haruki Murakami —

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through; how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about…

Uncertainty Soil

Fear and faith need the same thing: the soil of uncertainty.

— Unknown —

Fear and faith need the same thing: the soil of uncertainty…

Thoughts From The Trail – Small Adjustments

All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger.

— James Clear —

All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger..

Do What You Can

Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are.

— Teddy Roosevelt via Squire Bill Widener —

Random Quote Reflections The opening quote came to me several times while riding my bike on the Miami River Corridor path this past Saturday. Why that quote? I’m glad you asked. Over the past couple of months, I’ve had to live with my heart in Atrial Fibrillation, which causes it to beat much faster when…

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Another Father’s Day of Fond Memories

Dad...remembering you is easy; I do it every day. Missing you is the heartache that never goes away.

— Unknown —

Dad…remembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is the heartache that never goes away…

Never Ending Journey

Never limit your view of life by past experiences.

— Ernest Holmes —

Never limit your view of life by past experience…

Body Waste

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and the one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

— Gandhi —

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and the one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever…

Best. Job. Ever.

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

— Jim Valvano —

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.

The Enemy

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear.

— Gandhi —

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear…

Focus On The Light

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

— Aristotle —

Quote Reflection There was no darker moment in my life than when I began to find myself after losing myself in my three year “lost weekend.” I was in a deep depression with only a glimmer of hope of ever conquering a substance abuse addiction that had tried its hardest to kill me. In that…

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