Whispers of Genius Echoes of Madness

5 potential Mental Health benefits of practicing Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu continues to gain popularity as a Martial Art and Combat Sport that focuses on grappling, ground fighting, and self-defense....

Conscious Contact

I don’t know what happens next. Where will I be in the year 2100? I don’t know. I’ll be wherever I was in the year 1800. I don’t know…...

Boost Your Mood in 5 Ways

If you're anything like me, mood slumps come and go. Over the years, I've learned a few quick hacks that can help me when I hit a mood...

Evolving

The people who believed in me, inspired me. The people who supported me, strengthened me. The people who attacked me, kept me on my toes....

The Right Wrong Thing

It’s so interesting… the things we do, the way we justify them, and how perspective clears the jagged edges of our past to shape a smooth...

Nourishing Relationships

Relationships challenge us; they always have and always will. There is a constant conflict between the common relationship dynamic and...

Let's Not Forget

Our love is beyond the confines of time… timeless… shapeless… formless… a beautiful dance between uniquely designed souls… fitting as...

Your Whole Life Is Ahead of You

I can’t even count the amount of times an older person has told me, "You've got your whole life ahead of you." Upon hearing these words...

If You Want to Learn How to Live, Hang Out With People Who Are Dying

I have spent many years as a volunteer at veterans’ hospitals; often spending the final days with our brothers and sisters who have...

Happiness in Simplicity

I’m not sure why some people choose to engulf themselves in a drama-filled life, but they do. And for some reason, they feel they should...

Each Day is a Lifetime

The idea of each new day being a birth to new opportunities and a clean slate is not a new one. We often hear about the importance of...

Car Manufacturer

Years ago, I was invited to a car manufacturing and testing facility. This was a facility at which engineers designed and tested several...

You’re Not Rejected - You’re Redirected

We often have a diluted sense of self; we do not see the magnitude of the greatness inside of us. As a result, most people live within...

The Truth about Potentiality

We are beings of infinite potentiality. That sounds wonderful, but what does it mean to have infinitely potential? If we are all so...

The Observer Test

What would someone watching think? Think about what your actions tell the people around you. Based on your behavior, would the people...

The Essence of Beauty

There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To...

Sometimes You Have to Lose to Win

Life sure can hit you hard! Suddenly, when you least expect it, WHAM; life has a knack for challenging you in ways that you don’t feel...

On the Other Side of Challenges

There are times when life seems to unmercifully pile-on the challenges. It is very frustrating! I have been there too many times to...

Let Mistakes Be What They Are; A Gauge

To step into an empowered state of mind is to gain control over the ability to label events in a manner that strengthens our journey...

Empty Your Cup

One of my favorite stories concerns famed martial artist, Bruce Lee, and his desire to be trained by a local Master. At the time, Bruce...