I realized I was addicted to food last night as I was stuffing down two glazed, a chocolate glazed, and a chocolate covered crème filled doughnut at Krispy Kreme. I had craved them, dreamed of them, and talked to people about them. I HAD to have them, and I did. And I wish I could…
The Dark and The Light
The following is a short story I wrote while in high school some 16 years ago. With so many years and technology changes between then and now, I thought I had lost it. As fate would have it, I found it today and thought I would resurrect it and share.
God’s love in the confines of a shack
One of the most – if not THE most – spiritually influential books I’ve read is The Shack by Paul Young. While I will refrain from giving away many of the details of the book (as my friends did who referred it to me), I did want to share some of the basic lessons contained within and how they have…
Living in zero gravity
There’s something about laying down that invigorates the soul… Not as in sleep through the winter hibernation mode but rather the put your feet up after a thanksgiving meal way. It’s in those moments where you stretch out all your muscles, yawn really big, and let out a bear groan that you feel perfectly relaxed….
My emotional connection with gluttony
Food is my hobby. My past time. My love. The thought of devouring certain foods makes my mouth water, causes anxiousness, and ultimately drives my physical body to ingest countless calories, sugars, and fats every day. Except for this past week – the first of many to come. That’s not to say I performed “perfectly” this…
Making Intentional Choices
Oprah’s weekly Super Soul Sunday program has become one of my favorite shows. Used as a means to interview modern thought leaders, each episode provides various points of view meant to challenge viewers. On a recent episode, she interviewed Gary Zukav – a best selling author of many books including “Seat of the Soul.” The…
The Weight is Over
I’m overweight. There, I said it. And not in the “I need to lose a few pounds” kind of way. Rather, in the muffin top, size 38 pants, can’t suck it in any longer sort of way. It wasn’t sudden and it wasn’t a mystery as to why it happened. It came about as a…
The Impacts of Language on our Lives
Last weekend, I was amazed by a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel entitled “The Grammar of Happiness.” It told the story of Dan Everett’s and his initial missionary and subsequent research work on a tribe deep within the Brazilian Amazon rainforest called the Piraha (pronounced Pita-Hah).
Everyone should have a blog…
In an email, TheLadders.com founder Marc Cenedella shared this important fact: “Everyone should have a blog.” Marc urged users of his service to utilize blogging as a way to showcase their skills in a challenging job market. While I don’t disagree with this approach – it makes sense to “get your name out there” –…