Whispers of Genius Echoes of Madness

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…...

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...

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...

You’re Not Drowning

You are not broken. You are not ugly. You are not unworthy. You are not too short. You are not too tall. You are not the number on a...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

A Life Well Lived

Many people experience the travesty of regret in their end days; the realization that nothing held them back, that nothing was in their...

Mom on the Eighth Floor

It was a year from her diagnosis to her death. Mom was a dynamic, classy, beautiful woman; always sharing her vibrant laughter and...

When Things Get Cold

When serving in the United States Air Force I got to see some beautiful places and experience a myriad of different people and climates....

If Not Now, When?

There are so many beautiful things happening right now. Within all the beauty that radiates in this very moment, amongst all the...