by Rick | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
“Name one thing in your life that you are in total control of,” Marva said. “Think about it; what is the one thing you’re in absolute control of?” I paused, running through an inventory of my life and searched for things, then she answered her own question. “You’re in...
by Rick | Jul 3, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
My 4-year-old granddaughter decided that a Subway Sandwich shop in South Dakota was as good a place as any to show Papa her moves. So she danced. She danced and pirouetted in sunlight shafts cascading through the window. Her tiny little body moved in rhythm to the...
by Rick | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
What are the things in your life that you enjoy making beautiful? Is it your garden? Your family? The company for which you work? A spreadsheet? A book you’re writing? Yourself? Pause for one minute and make a list. Are you back now? Good. Now ask yourself, what...
by Rick | Apr 21, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
“Five minutes of hope can stop a person from committing suicide.” I learned that lesson in theory, first, then I learned it in real life shortly thereafter when I talked a man out of the .357 he had pointed at his temple. For twenty years I served as a minister of a...
by Rick | Apr 20, 2019 | Blog, Inspirational
Are you exhausted with the negativity you see in the news and on social media? Do you have to work or live with someone who is negative or critical of everyone and everything? As the old saying goes, “A crazy person will even make a sane person go crazy after a...
