Family First

I have been listening to, and am nearly finished with, the audiobook First Things First: The Rules of Being a Warner, written by Kurt and Brenda Warner. I am not a religious person, but you don't have to be a religious person to see the values instilled by any religion. The values that they place …

My Wish

Today, I was watching Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Returns with my wife and I found myself thinking about things I never ever thought to think of. Things that I never considered because, growing up, these things sort of get taught out of you by the academic system or "societal norms" discourage them. I don't …

Inspiration of the Day #106

"It won't always go your way, so you can't get trapped in this idea that just because you've imagined a possibility for yourself that you somehow deserve it. Your entitled mind is dead weight. Cut it loose. Don't focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim on what you are willing to earn."- David …

Inspiration of the Day #74

"Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important."- Miyagi (The Karate Kid) I am sure that most people can agree that breathing, under almost any circumstance, is very important. We sort of need it …

Inspiration of the Day #62

"I saw him wreck a $100,000.00 boat because he liked the splash."- Catherine Banning (The Thomas Crown Affair) I thought that The Thomas Crown Affair was going to be just another romantic movie with the 1990's sprinkled throughout the entire film. I was quite wrong, and happily so. Turns out, it was actually a very …

Inspiration of the Day #61

"Trust, responsibility, taking the weight for your choices and feelings, and spending the rest of your life living up to them. And above all, not hurting the object of your love."- William Parrish (Meet Joe Black) Fair warning, Meet Joe Black is a pretty long movie. It is 6 minutes shy of 3 hours. I …

Inspiration of the Day #50

"Don't be a man. Be human."- Iris (Good Advice) Good Advice never used to be the kind of movie that would typically be my idea to watch. It was a movie that I watched, reluctantly, based on the recommendation of my parents. They told me it was a funny movie with a cast that I …

First Book

So I finally did it. I published my first book. I would love to know what you think. Paperback hopefully coming soon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YXSGL7V/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=relationship+reflections&qid=1615754162&s=books&sr=1-13

Reflection

At the American River

First Book

Thank you all for you kind words and support. Through the last several months I have been working on a project to complete my first book and it is finally done. I am currently in the process of editing and will soon make it available on here and on Amazon. I am also working on …