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...

Maintaining Healthy Habits

Like most things, making positive and healthy changes in your life are easier said than done. This is especially true in the beginning....

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...

Fairytale Relationships

I don’t mind when people tell me that my relationship ideals are a fairytale. If it is a fairytale to be loved, to be respected, to have...

10 Things You MUST Know About Relationships

Life has a way of answering questions you didn't even ask. As I reflect upon my adult life so far, I find this to be especially true when...

Where it Matters

Being with you today is worth all the broken hearts of yesterday. In a flash, all of the stumbling blocks of relationships gone wrong...

When Forever Becomes a Place

Forever is used as a reference of time; but there are not enough days in forever to allow me to fully express the depth of my love for...

Set the Standard

How do you feel when you walk into someone’s house and it looks well-organized and pristinely clean? You immediately feel the need to...

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...

Batshit Kind of Love

The type of love that can’t be described with words… The type of love that can’t be measured by time… The type of love that inspires...

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...

The Journey’s Baggage

I am a people watcher and I travel a lot. At times, this makes for entertainment, aggravation, and even observational learning. On one...

My Own Greatest Hero, My Own Worst Enemy

Your life is a story you’re telling yourself. I like to live each day of my life as if it's a page, a chapter in my life’s story. I get...

Life's Ingredients

How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? Your life is a blend of the...

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...

Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Plate

“Keep your eyes on your own plate and enjoy your meal!” This was my mom’s repetitive mantra at the dinner table in the late 70’s as she...