Tragedy

Rick Warren

On 05/01/2010 / Uncategorized, Romantic Relationships, Tragedy, Family Relationships, Substance Abuse, Healing Loss (ALL), Courage, Social Media, Self-Improvement, Spirituality / Leave a comment

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The Internet, Cell Phones, iPods, Computers, & Facebook

On 04/29/2010 / Uncategorized, Romantic Relationships, Tragedy, Family Relationships, Healing Loss (ALL), Courage, Social Media, Self-Improvement, Social Issues / 2 Comments

The past 24 hours have been some of the toughest I’ve had in a long time. Deactivating my facebook account was more difficult than I thought, probably because its been such a huge part of my life since January 2009. Its hard to describe to anyone what I mean by that. After I was released from the “Holliday Inn” in Elkhart, KS., one of the very first things I did was to find my way to a computer. Being without

Things Happen for A Reason

On 04/27/2010 / Uncategorized, Tragedy, Economic Worries, Family Relationships, Healing Loss (ALL), Courage, Self-Improvement, Spirituality, Life Coaching / 1 Comment

There’s been some strange things that have happened since I arrived in San Diego a little over a month ago. And so many things, too! First, my kids and I arrived after leaving Elkhart together on March 15th around 2 p.m. It was a Monday. It had only been the prior Tuesday when I left work that day for the final time. I had a lot to do; sorting through “stuff”, pitching loads and loads of things into the dumpster,

Expectations & Serenity

On 04/25/2010 / Uncategorized, Romantic Relationships, Tragedy, Health Issues, Economic Worries, Family Relationships, Substance Abuse, Healing Loss (ALL), Courage, Self-Improvement, Work & Career, Social Issues, Spirituality, Life Coaching / 2 Comments

One of the best things anyone should remember is that your serenity is inversely proportional to your expectations. The higher your expectations of other people are, chances are that your serenity will be lower. You can watch your serenity rise when you discard your expectations. But then “rights” try to move in, and they too can force your serenity level down. You have to discard your “rights”, as well as your expectations, by asking yourself, How important is it, really?

Acceptance is The Answer

On 04/25/2010 / Uncategorized, Romantic Relationships, Tragedy, Health Issues, Economic Worries, Family Relationships, Substance Abuse, Healing Loss (ALL), Courage, Work & Career, Social Issues / 1 Comment

This is what I do. This is what I mean by “ramblings”. It’s 4:30 a.m. PDT and I’ve just had a dream. I awaken and something “happens.” A word, a phrase, an event, something that triggers me to pull my sorry ass out of bed even though I know my body and mind needs more rest. But I don’t. I get up. And here I am. Recently, my daughter got into trouble back home in Tribune over a weekend when