There is no peace where there is no authenticity and integrity and there is nothing real born from pretending. I treasure that feeling of being accepted for who I really am, not the doubt that infects everything built on sand and in delusion. Too much effort being anything less than who I am and I’ll…

See all people, places and things…

This level of transparency is the greatest act of courage and self love. And is such a great gift for so many. “I had to learn how to be a man.” “I needed the chaos.” “I took every criticism so personally.” “I don’t believe people love me.” Phenomenal man. These stories hurt a lot to…

for a reason.

at people with a pattern of lacking self-control but want to be taken seriously by people who live from the heart and have a strength of will. The ones who lose the ability to discern quality and real love from quantity and addiction. See what you need to see and do what you need to…

If I am completely honest, this year of 8 was great in many ways: Overall Theme: The strength of truth. How it clearly separates, reshapes and elevates. A glimpse of truth is a reality shift that reveals how empty people and things are when we no longer believe in them. Accountability and courage are the…

Here we come. Again.

When they want to do right. Anything of value is a choice. No more complicated than that. Some choices are more complex than others but they are all choices, nonetheless. You cannot teach people respect, decency or morals. These are either instilled or not by their parents, family and environment. In maturation, they can choose…

Can’t. People are who they really are when they aren’t around you. Where the protector is revealed the harm. If they are having conversations and saying things because you’ll never find out. Or to endear themselves to people they shouldn’t be. Then you hear it, by gift of truth. The hard conversations they should’ve been…

People try to reach B without addressing A. Accountability, self-reflection, forgiveness of self, refusing to repeat poor patterns, getting help, honesty, addressing past abuse received and given…all amazingly beautiful things that prove strength and love of oneself. Expensive cars, money, clothing, fake intense emotions, jealousy or the number of people chasing after you and stroking…