Today’s post is a little different. My friend Roger Mater posted it on my Facebook Page. I watched this video over and over. Not so much to see the amazing jump, but to sense the spirit that made it possible.
7 Encouraging Tips for Running the Race of Life!
This true story appears in my book Fully Alive and has been an inspiration to me for years. Dave Veerman, a vice president with The Livingstone Corporation in Chicago, once lived in Covington, Louisiana. He’d been training for a marathon run across the world’s longest bridge over water, a twenty-four-mile structure spanning Lake Pontchartrain. Dave thought he was in good …
No Excuses in 2014
I did this video on a freezing sunny day around Christmas. It was designed to encourage you to keep moving in 2014 and enjoy this year fully alive. That is my prayer for you this year. That you will be everything you were created to be. The first step toward that goal is to eliminate all excuses and move. [youtube …
Lessons I learned from Hootie about Breaking Bad Habits!
My daughter Traci had been trying unsuccessfully for months to break my granddaughter, Jadyn, of her addiction to a pacifier. Traci used the pacifier to help Jadyn sleep. Without it there was no sleep for Jadyn or anyone within hearing range of her screams. Within seconds of getting the pacifier she was sound asleep. This pacifier was the “Ambien” of …
It Could Be Worse!
I hate to admit it, but one of the most terrifying movies I ever saw was Jurassic Park. It was the Tyrannosaurus rex that freaked me out. That screech sent chills down my spine. Every time I open an old ironing board in a hotel room, I hear the same sound and shudder. This animal was so big, the earth …