To Live For Something Greater

I often think about how motivated we are when we find something we are able to acquire for free.  Some might be motivated by a free logo item, food, beverage, and/or admittance to an event.   For me, it’s all about knowing that I can live with inner peace for free.  There is no secret to obtaining peace, the answer is through love.  One simply has to address all aspects of life with love.   This is a selfless love.  It means choosing to move through life from a perspective of compassion.  Not taking the bait to fight.  Knowing there…

I will never know how often I have walked past the opportunity to provide a second chance to someone in need.  But I have learned to look beyond what I see, ask questions, and offer a plan for success.  I was responsible for a division of a company and had an employee who was not responding well at work.  It was not a matter of being unlikeable or rude, but underperformance.  When listening to management, it did not seem to be an issue in the past.  I was concerned for her and the performance of our team. Before hearing the…

What comes to mind when one hears the word luxury?  We all have our perspectives on what we classify as extravagant or difficult to obtain.  One might assume that most people think of expensive cars, homes, jewelry, travel, and toys.  All of which are things that require substantial funding.   Clint Eastwood was quoted as saying, “Don’t look for luxury in shops, don’t look for it in gifts, don’t look for it at parties, don’t look for it at events.  Luxury is being loved by people, luxury is being respected, luxury is having parents alive, luxury is…