Grace I never feel mellow, I’m like a kaleidoscope of fire, igniting into vulnerable energy. Its silent like a hello without words, and gratitude is sometimes hard to reach, but with the omnipotent latitude there’s hope. I’m 50 shades of confusion, bipolar without the soap. I wash, clean with holy agendas invincible like my pride. […] Read More

Grace I never feel mellow, I’m like a kaleidoscope of fire, igniting into vulnerable energy. Its silent like a hello without words, and gratitude is sometimes hard to reach, but with the omnipotent latitude there’s hope. I’m 50 shades of confusion, bipolar without the soap. I wash, clean with holy agendas invincible like my pride. […] Read More

By Kirk McCarley What did you like doing when you were a kid? When working with individuals contemplating career decisions, life coaches often seek a recollection of talents and interests when they were young. The past is prologue in giving us insight and direction into our future paths. That has certainly been the case for me. Several […] Read More

By Rev. Pete Hyde The mid-morning crowd at the Café Du Monde was lined up outside the door.  We took our beignets, buried in powdered sugar, to a park bench overlooking the Mississippi River. It was a beautiful, crisp morning. I turned away from the view of the river to look into the French Quarter. In the […] Read More

My Mother Taught Me My mother taught me sunshine, And laughter as a way. She showed to me the beauty, In a dark and cloudy day. My mother taught me courage, She’d learned throughout the years, And how to smile brightly, Amidst the falling tears. My mother taught me Jesus, And how to look to […] Read More

In few arenas is contentiousness more prevalent than in politics. I was heartened to read this piece in Time magazine, where U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) shared, “I’m grateful for the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who taught me that the bonds of friendship are stronger than any partisan pull. When I first joined the Senate, I […] Read More

GOOD By Sean Dietrich It’s early. I am on the road this morning. I stopped for breakfast at McDonald’s. I know the food’s not good for me, but Egg McMuffins and I have a long history. There’s a man here with his daughter. They’re in the booth behind me. He talks to her with so […] Read More

10 Ways to Shift Your Mood Feeling moody? It happens to us all. One minute we are flying high and happy, and the next we can be ready to scream. And if you are not accepting your emotions or feelings, and instead you are burying them behind sugar, booze or a shopping spree, then give […] Read More