If there ever were a word that I would use to describe my father, it would be wisdom.  Before making a decision or giving advice, he always took time to compile the knowledge, experience, and judgment, to deliver an unbiased response.   Although my dad had an excellent sense of responding to emergencies (he was an emergency responder) he had a keen sense of not overreacting.  He would answer if he felt a need or urgency but never felt obligated to respond without utilizing all the information at hand. Knowledge is a big part of wisdom.  But there’s more to…

Many of us detox to cleanse our body, I like to think I also cleanse my soul.   Daily I challenge myself to slow down, pray, and center myself on Jesus.  As I slow down my core beliefs and values are strengthened.   Personally, I don’t have a set time that I cleanse my soul but it is something I do daily.  I have a routine, but I stay flexible and in the moment so as not to miss out on an opportunity to serve Jesus. I work at having a synergistic perspective from the inside out, looking to mirror compassion…

It’s so easy to get caught up with the daily grind, allowing gloom to shadow over possibility.  Many go through the day with a perspective of finishing rather than celebrating small accomplishments. Everything can be looked at negatively and turn to doom and gloom.  Often leading to a path that feels like swimming upstream.  But we have the possibility of meeting the challenge, relying on our faith, and looking for the light. We can choose to make every crazy little crummy task a positive challenge.  But to accomplish that we need hope.  I rely on my faith to move…

Every day I have the ability to choose the path I follow.  If I’m paying attention, there are clues that will guide me to my intended path.  Whether or not I follow what is intended for me is my will. Even when I have constraints around time or place, I still have the ability to choose the light.  I might be inconvenienced or somewhere that I am not fond of being, but if I choose to look for the opportunity, it will be presented.    Often the opportunity is not what I want.  Sometimes I have to endure things that…