I often view life as a march, one foot in front of the other while people around you either cheer or tell you that you'll never make it. Some folks point out things like your lack of college degree or the fact that you've made some mistakes. [Read More]
Poetry
The Purpose of Pain
Why do we hurt? Why do bad things happen? There is plenty we can talk about with that subject, and in my years of writing about empowerment and forgiveness I've heard from lots of people who tell me about the things that have caused them pain. [Read More]
Free Pass
It's a chilly, rainy day here and it's also National Poetry Day. That prompts me to share a poem I wrote about waking up to a day like this. I find rainy days oddly comforting, so much so that I play rain sounds all day when I'm working as a way to get my mind focused on my words and not on the [Read More]
The Basket (A Poem About Letting Go)
I'll admit that it's only in the last couple years that I have begun to understand the concept of "Let go and let God." [Read More]
The Smile
About 15 or 20 years ago, I went through some bad stuff. When I came out of it, I thought that I had shame written across my face, that everyone who saw me could see what a loser I was. I felt worthless. [Read More]