One of the things I have been realizing more and more: how much responsibility you take for everything happening in your life is a really good determining factor of how happy you will be. No matter what happens in life, we are all frustrated at some point with someone or…

It has been such a long time since I sat down and wrote a post. It seems as though I have abandoned the thought of writing altogether. I have not. I have just been in seclusion. I have been in my own little world. I have been dealing with and…

I believe that determination and constant effort are required to make things happen in life. I believe that you must be putting forth constant effort in a very persistent, almost annoyingly persistent, manner. You want a job? You have to be present… and I don’t mean in some mindfulness way…

Reflect on the influential figures in your life. Who are they? What did they teach you? What did you learn from them? Was it a specific lesson or the way they carried themselves? Think about the traits you’ve observed and admired in each person. Think about how you can more…

[Co-Authored by Chiara Lo Bianco (@_behind.brown.eyes_) (http://focusonyourbreath.it)] Travel is an elixir that can heal many many wounds. It starts with the initial thought, where would I really like to go and what would I really like to see? Then comes the planning. How far away and how much will it…

As the dust from the day settles and the kindling from the fire burns, I find myself reflecting on the past and what everything that has happened thus far means. There was a pile of wood. Big logs much too long to fit into the fire pit. Whittling them down…

It feels at first like you have no plan and nothing figured out. It’s just a dream or some aspiration to get to. You know there is a place or a time you really want to be at but not really sure about how or why. Starting over is simply…

This is a real, true to life, lesson that I want to convey to you… to my kids, to my family, to myself. There will be things in life that will attempt to take your soul away. Things that are so overpowering that you will feel like you have your…

Japan and it’s wonders Although I haven’t been to Japan just yet I have always had a fascination with the culture. The same goes for most Asian or other cultures that have been around for thousands of years. To have survived as a culture for so long says a whole lot about a place…