Just Listen

You arrived to this planet complete. The slate was completely clean, no blemishes or hang-ups. You are equipped with the limitless potential and a plethora of possibility. Somewhere along the way you forget who you are. You have allowed the opinions of others to jade...

Treadmills, sweat, and perfect moments

This morning started out pretty typical. I got up early (as usual) and made breakfast for the fam (as usual). Once everyone was out of the house I did what I always do, washed dishes. Then since I’d promised myself that I wouldn’t make any excuses about...

Seek Within

“Everything in the Universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” – Rumi     I love watching people. The way they move. The expressions on their faces. I like to listen to the words they speak, while hearing everything that is unsaid. I see the pain behind...

Trust is not what you think it is

I often hear people refer to trust as something that occurs outside of themselves. A transaction that takes place between two or more people. We’ve been conditioned to think that people must “earn” our trust. But I don’t believe the hype. I...

Guilt has a big mouth

You ever notice that when people feel guilty (especially if they’re lying) they get the worse case of verbal diarrhea? All of a sudden they begin to answer questions that you haven’t even asked. Their heart begins to race, beads of sweat pepper their brow,...