Where are you spending your energy? Today, put more energy into your dreams to make them thrive. -Vicki Morris. What are your dreams? What are your goals? What is it that you love? Are you engaging in those things? Are you activating that power or are you going through life like a hamster on the wheel, churning out an existence? If you are gainfully employed, making a good living, taking care of yourself, your family, your business or whatever, I applaud you. You are contributing to society whether you are just getting by or making big bank and keeping up with the Jones. I appreciate the value added that you bring to your surroundings by being yourself and actively engaging in this life. It is a wonderful thing and a blessing that many do not have. With that being said, it doesn't mean that you are happy or fulfilled. If you are not, what are you doing about it. My oldest brother is absolutely my hero. He is phenomenal and amazing to me. He is probably one of the smartes...

My latest  podcast focuses on you and having a vision for yourself and going for it. Also includes a quick review of the newest Spider-Man installment from Marvel, Spider-Man: Homecoming. It enjoyed it and go see it :). Please feel free to share if you enjoyed or found any part of it helpful.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere. -Joyce Meyer   I have a few post on the importance of having dreams and goals to our well being and stress levels. This is where we can generate purpose for ourselves and give meaning to our lives in which we can gain a sense of accomplishment. Dreaming and imagining a better life is just what is needed sometimes. I picture life without the exercise of the imagination as a dull and boring place. Dreaming of possibilities is the ultimate use of our ability to create. Dipping into our imagination for a moment helps to take us away from the daily things of life that may stress us out. Linking your dream to an actionable goal would be even better. I completely appreciate the quote because it goes beyond just dreaming up some crazy far away thing that we will never attain. I appreciate it not only because I am a writer and I can transport myself anywhere with my thoughts and #2 pencil or word processor or computer but also because...

Do what today others won't, so tomorrow you can do what other's can't. -Brian Rogers Loop Accomplishment  and reaching our goals is about sacrifice. Everything takes some level of effort from us. How much effort we are wiling to exert is the difference between sitting on the couch in front of the television for an couple of hours and doing something productive towards your goal, something we may no really want to do but is necessary to get to the next level. As much as it is about what we are doing, it is also about what the next person is not doing. Did you know accomplishment is rewarding to our sense of self and well being? The effort we make to get where we are going helps reaffirm our self-esteem when that goal is reached. A strong sense of self is a building block in stress management and stress relief. While getting there may require we step outside of our comfort zone, the reward in arriving there adds to the overall enrichment of our lives. Remember these f...

Make your dreams reality. Take action. Get to work.

Success definitely comes from within. Success does not  happen over night. It requires hard work and motivation and the will to keep going regardless of the set backs that happen. What other people see has a long history of putting in long hours of effort and hard work. Do not give up. Keep pushing. Do not stop even when things look bleak. You deserve it. You are worthy of the self effort.

Ava DuVernay’s Netflix film ’13th’ shows how mass incarceration is a form of modern day slavery. The documentary is definitely worth the watch. It is moving and powerful and thought provoking. However, with the political climate as it presently is, it inspired a feelings of disappointment, despair and downright anger. Hands Up, my latest cinquain, best describes how I felt at the end of it. Hands up Shackled in darkness my intelligence is mocked Speak not, breathe not, live not- Be a shadow It breeds disappointment in our fellow human beings. At the same time, I think I should not be so disappointed because people were once enslave, children used as gator bait, people were experimented on and thought of as subhuman because of the different color of their skin. Have we not grown in compassion and empathy? It definitely feels like we have not because greed and selfishness seem to rule the way of the world. I am disappointed in those that only stand by to lend blame, point...

The future belongs to those who believe Your future, more importantly, the future that you want is already waiting for you. Are you going to grab it? Let us get together and do those things that will lead us staright to it. It all starts with a single thought that morphs and grows and becomes alive and gives life. It starts with the belief that it is possible. It starts in your mind and your heart and with the faith that you have in yourself and your community to make it happen. Believe that you have the power to make it happen. Believe that you already have done it, that you have arrived; then take the necessary steps to meet yourself there. Taking the steps to meet yourself is just as important as believing you are there or can be there, but without that thought, that awareness, that belief in yourself there is no spark to jump start us in the right direction. Channel the belief, harness the power. We have to do it for ourselves because sometimes, there is no one else to...

Feeling accomplished is a great feeling. It is liberating.  There is nothing more energy sapping then when you spend your time on something and leave it feeling like you have just been spinning your wheels. It is discouraging and exhausting even. To combat this, set smaller goals within the big one. What's the big dream and what are the little steps towards it. The first step is dreaming it up though. Afterwards,  we can start making moves towards it. What's your liberation dream?

  I have dreams. You have dreams. They are out there swirling around. Lately,  I have felt haunted by them. They lurk around in the daily task of life, the humdrum of the hamster wheel. They remind me that I am not living to my full potential. We have to go for our dreams and make plans with measurable steps to reach them. Let's move forward and make our dreams reality together. Most importantly,  let's support one another in doing so!     

We are awesome creations. The things that we can do and the great things that people in the past have done are testaments to our potential. Don't let your thoughts and inactions and doubt be the things that hold you back. Be boundless. Boundless Limit yourself if you want to but I choose to harness the energy within and soar  

Dreams, goals, hopes and aspirations should not be put off. Where ever you are in life, you should strive for them regardless of the naysayers. The truth is that we will never please everyone in our lives, but as long as we are filling our lives with those remarkable moments of joy that may come from fulfilling our dreams we should press on. The  people who care and who matter will always be there and have your back. So do you and grow!