Anxiety & Depression

Anxiety is being trapped in the future. While depression is being trapped in the past. 

• Growth comes from learning and engaging
• Growth comes from taking action
• Growth comes from forecasting into the future what &/or how you want to see
• Growth comes from giving
• Growth comes from faith in yourself to ship consistently

Figure out how you add value to those around you and then do more of it. 

Her curves give me pause even today

And when my breath comes back to me it’s with her scent

As my lungs fill I life my head high, knowing she has chosen me

How could I have deserved she – is my reason for my greatest gifts

I’m but only her servant

Anticipating to fast her on my lips

Wanting to run my hands around her curves – give me pause even today 

(Written in while stuck in traffic on Rt. 4 on a yellow manila envelope, dated 2013/05/24)

When someone is stepping up and taking the lead – let them – allow them to rise to the occasion.  

Most times you’ll see them soar. 
Because remember no title or degree is needed to lead. 

What happens when you are the one being inspired by those you’ve been sent to inspire?

Will you allow yourself to be taught and/or led?  When the student surpasses his/her master what does that mean?

Perhaps the master is not you nor me. The are we the students? 

Maybe the moments that present themselves to us is the master. And our reaction to them is the key. 

Give them the strength to believe in themselves 
To understanding that failure is just part of the process and failing successfully is an art

Let them climb as high as they can because they can

Harder still let them fall, scrape their knees, get up and give it another go

Go further for them

Believe in them

Show them there are no limits to your love and what they will do

Let them believe

That they can and they will

You have no idea

Flowing like the Niagara falls

I’m Houdini 

Making miracles happen

Unlocking the handcuffs

Removing the constraints

Underwater 

I breathe

Deeply

Understanding 

That you with them

Make me

We are one

Breath 

Inhaled on top on Mt. Everest or Kilimanjaro

We’ll take the next steps, together

Rising from the bottom to the top

Pulling one another up 

Taking a breath

Seeing all that’s before us

Some we’ve had to leave behind 

Our mind made up 

That’s where we’re going

Rising now

Always on the way up

The more you complain the less work you do. Start working towards the world you want to see like Ghandi asked. 

Because your destiny nor legacy is determined by policy, inheritance, or entitlements. Those three things took someone, before you, to put in work – same as those rights you claim as your own. 

Here is the catch: if you aren’t willing to do the real work it takes to get “what you deserve” then no sense in complaining. 

It’s really up to you to do and get what you want. 

No politician, political party, church, teacher, or family member is going to do “it” for you. 

You make the choices and have the responsibity to create something worthwhile.