The Viable Alternative

I have to apologize. I usually release a blog a week, but last week I had a technical issue with my site so I wasn’t able to post anything. Thankfully, the issue has been fixed.

Anyway, I have a friend who writes a spiritual/personal consciousness blog, and over the course of a few years, during conversations the two of us had about various subjects, she’d make mention of a recent blog post she had written as a reference to a point she was making, making the assumption I had read it. Read more…

NOTE: The story below is a TRUE story but at the request of the subject of the story, the names have been changed. Also the person in the picture below is NOT the subject of the story.

The Background:

After almost 12 years in the construction business, I was really burned out. I was making money but I was not happy. One year I took on four projects because I wanted to make a big push and make a lot of money. Maybe I was contemplating buying my way out. Read more…

I’ve always been fascinated by the aura of power and confidence that certain people give off without them having to say anything. You know, those people who walk into a room and immediately grab people’s attention. They don’t have to showboat, peacock, be loud or boisterous, or do anything else to draw attention to themselves. All they have to do is show up, and sometimes without them saying a word, immediately people can feel their power and are subsequently drawn to them. Read more…

NOTE: The story below is a TRUE story but at the request of the subject of the story, the names have been changed. Also, the individual in the photo is not the subject of the story.

The Background:

Chris Bernard was the quintessential ladies man: close to 6 feel tall, good looking, and buff. At college, where I first met him, he had this reputation as a player who got with a lot of girls. Read more…

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all a happy, prosperous 2015. I hope that you all receive major breakthroughs this year in the areas that you’ve been actively working on for results.

It was when I was 20 years old that I first discovered the importance of enjoying spending time alone with myself. Before that, whenever I would spend time with myself, it was more because I was “forced” to because friends of mine I normally hung with had other plans or because I would get in one of my depression modes that was characteristic of my late teens when I didn’t care to hang out with anyone, I just wanted to either brood and sulk or wish death on the entire world (hey, forgive me…I had issues 🙂 ). Read more…