I MADE IT! Today I celebrate 5 years of sobriety from alcohol and cocaine. Not only do I celebrate my commitment to changing my life, I also honor the day I was saved by God’s grace. You see, many of you know bits and pieces of my story. Some of you were with me during those days and experienced first … Read More
Book Recommendation: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
I recently finished this book and I’m still reeling at how it made my mind race. I guess, in part, I connected to this book and his story because I have grappled with addiction. I think it also made my guts turn inside out because I kept thinking that I could have wandered that far off track. This is a … Read More
A Prayer For Addiction
As I reflect on the recent news of Cory Monteith’s death, it brings tears to my eyes; yet another human life taken by drugs. How many times have we heard this same sad story, over and over? I’ve had numerous friends die in drug related deaths, some of them more shocking than others. Right at this very moment, I can … Read More
Rejection, Miracles & World Domination
Rejection. Even just spelling that out makes me a bit uneasy. It’s appearance is about as unpleasant as the feelings it invokes. The negative connotation that surrounds being rejected has made us into a culture that hides from it. As if it has crazy superpowers over us at times. The fear of it. The feel of it. The avoidance of … Read More
A 20-Day Guide to Better Spiritual Conversations
As we bring the series of meaningful conversations to a close, yes, I saved the best for last – spiritual conversations. Warning: It’s a long post and it could cause MIRACULOUS things to happen in your life. Since publishing this blog, I’ve had many people approach me and ask me how to pray or how to establish a relationship with … Read More
25 Practices to Experience More Meaningful Conversations
In the last post, we focused on the importance of our internal conversations and how improving our inner dialogue can improve our life. This week, we’ll look at external conversations. The daily conversations we have with other people – family, friends, coworkers, elders and even strangers. You will notice that once your internal dialogue begins to improve, your conversations with … Read More
Meaningful Conversations: 6 Effective Tips to Improve Your Self-Talk
Our internal voice is NON-stop. All day long we are talking to ourselves, thinking thoughts which subconsciously influence our actions. Sadly, we all have a high tendency to be hardest on ourselves out of anyone in our lives. This commentary we have with ourselves can drastically impact our interactions. Self-talk is one of the most crucial components of our well-being … Read More
3 Effective Practices to Build More Positivity Into Your Life
One of the more valuable lessons I’ve learned to date is the importance of keeping a positive mindset, no matter where you are at in life. I’ve found that this requires you to feed yourself with as many positive vibes as possible – from the people you see and talk to on a regular basis, to the information you read … Read More
An Invitation To See & An Interview
I just finished a book and a bible study on Invitations from God by Adele Calhoun. What a miraculous book! The lessons I’ve learned during this season have been tremendous. The book teaches us all the invitations we get from God and reminds us of all the ways we can be invited closer to him. They include an Invitation to: … Read More
Living Clean…And I Don’t Mean Sober
When I talk about “living clean,” I’m not technically referring to being sober. Although it sounds applicable, I mean living a wholesome life that ultimately sets you up for real happiness. When we look at this, I would ask if are you cutting back on the things that contribute to spiritual weakness and instead are you focusing on the stuff … Read More