"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." - Buddha In efforts to keep control in your life, you mus...

I recently met with a friend of mine who is a wife, a mother, a nurse, and consistently works out at 5 am almost every day. During our discussion, the thing...

"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." We all know what it's like to feel the sting of disappointment when we expect someth...

A father took his small daughter to a baseball game one day. As they made their way toward the stadium, the father had a firm grip on his daughter's arm as ...

"An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. 'A fight is going on inside me', he said to the boy. 'It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One...

Have you ever looked at a guy or gal in the gym and think to yourself, "I wonder what it is they are doing to look the way they do?" I have! I've even gone...

A conversation requires a balance between talking and listening. Coherent, confident conversation could be argued as the basis for a more civilized and unite...

Excuses NOT to workout come easy. Which is exactly why most people don't workout. I get it. Life is busy, you're tired, and there is no time left when you'...

Intermittent fasting has been a hot topic as of late and is gaining popularity among the health and fitness industry. Research over the past several years h...

What is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), and why should you be doing it? HIIT is a method of physical training that alternates between intense burst...

📷 Would you rather have 4 quarters or 100 pennies? This is a practical AND symbolic question.  Practically, I don't know of anyone in their right mind who w...

📷 In my last blog post, I touched on accountability and what an incredible force for positive change it can be within your organization.  One of the issues ...

Ten years have quickly passed for me working in the fire service. As that time goes by, I have found myself growing bitter at the lack of initiative and inc...

📷 What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word, "solitude"?  Do you find yourself giving the word a negative connotation?  Do you associate it...

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📷 I recently heard this quote and it is one that I will keep close in memory from now on: "Don't get on the bad side of small-minded people with a little bi...

📷 Captain America: Civil War No matter how good you think you are, you are flawed.  We all are.  We are human and it's in our nature to be that way.  If you...

📷 When you are in the fire service for a long time (or any other profession that requires you to care for others on a continual basis), you may find that yo...

📷 Captain America: The Winter Soldier In the opening action sequence of the film, we find that Steve Rogers is now a STRIKE team leader for S.H.I.E.L.D.  Th...

📷 Captain America: The First Avenger Growing up, I didn't have a positive male role model in my home.  I relied on movies and books to seek out and identify...