Why is it we often avoid the urges that we should be indulging, but end up instead succumbing to the urges that only get us in trouble? We hear stories all the time about people not having the strength to overcome urges to do drugs, drink themselves to death, or cheat on their … [Read more...]
Spoken Word: Finding Your Way
The below is a spoken word poem, so take that in context when reading. I use to write poetry quite often, not as much these days but this is new...wrote it on 1-17-12. If you whittle away at this page long enough words start taking shape and out comes a story about life, the … [Read more...]
Real Heroes Vs. Political Cowards
A couple of things happened in a span of 24 to 48 hours…Navy Seals went in to Somalia and successfully rescued two hostages and Gabby Giffords resigned from Congress to concentrate on rehabilitation after being shot in the head over a year ago. What’s so great about these two … [Read more...]
Fighting Through the “I Don’t Deserve This” Issue
Annie and I had an amazing night out last night, as we often do; we set out to meet up with a friend and through the evening ended up running into about 10 or 15 other people we know. I also had the opportunity to meet a couple of new people during the day and saw them that … [Read more...]
Avoiding the Rabbit’s Hole
I think each one of us is a diamond in the rough. Our actions and choices determine whether we will stay in the rough, or come out of that and shine. Life can be very difficult, I get that. Really bad things can happen to really good people, I get that too. The point is, life … [Read more...]
A Little Truth To Make You Uncomfortable
I do often sit and wonder how I ended up where I am today. You may ask yourself, “Hmm, what is he talking about, where did he end up?” Well, I’ll tell you. Today I own a few small businesses, I live in the wine country of Paso Robles, CA., I have absolutely amazing friends, the … [Read more...]