Getting out of you own way! You might the very thing standing in the way of moving forward.

But for the grace of God go I. I know not the details of their circumstances; what brought them to this place on their journey, but I do know it could easily be me in their situation. They are my brothers and sisters. We are no better, no greater, no wealthier than the most destitute among us; no luckier than the most unfortunate. One of the many gifts of wisdom my dad imparted was our obligation to humanity. It was his belief, and one he passed to me, that it is our duty to

You know that unmistakeable feeling in your gut you can’t quite shake, that pushes and nudges at you? The one you can't ignore no matter how hard you try? The one urging you not to go through with something you know is wrong... The one keeping you awake at night because you didn’t give someone a chance... The one pushing you to be brave enough to do or say the unpopular thing, because you know it’s the RIGHT thing ... That’s your gut talking, your voice of wisdom, your in

Somehow, gentleness and kindness and meekness got lost (meekness, btw is not the same as weakness. Merriam Webster: having or showing a quiet and gentle nature : not wanting to fight or argue ). Somehow (and HOW is still beyond me), it seems that permission has been implicitly granted to say whatever we want, without regard for how it might affect another, casting aside politeness and all levels of manners. If you happen to hold this understanding, then please read this next

You don't have to be at the beginning to begin. Simply start from where you are. It doesn't have to be Monday. It doesn't have to be 8am....