When we put only ourselves first, nothing good ever comes of it. Especially when we allow our comfort to determine the decision to leave...

It’s easy to give up when you’re young. You have that mindset of immortality. You can always do something new. You’re only 23, you can do...

When I went back to school in 2008 to start working on a bachelor’s degree, I joined the rank of cafe dwellers. I started going into...

“Love is madness… I knew the moment I looked into your eyes.” Those are lyrics from the new Thirty Seconds To Mars album, which is...

Is change really something we believe can take hold in someone’s life? More importantly, is it something we believe can take hold in our...

It’s easy to come to places along the journey of life where our focus becomes compromised. Setbacks and broken hearts do a great job at...

This number keeps popping up. When I was finishing my degree I remember I had five weeks left before I graduated, and I was burnt out. I...

I met with a great friend earlier today to catch up. I remember a few years ago, we had coffee and she told me about her desire to open...

This is the breeding ground for discomfort and anxiety. This hesitant, no-side-of-the-fence place. This place where decisions never seem...

When depression grabs hold of me, it really does a hell of a number. That’s likely true for anyone that’s experienced depression. I’ve...

People ask me sometimes why I share things about myself so openly. When I was growing up, my favorite band was Korn. The reason I loved...

Have you ever seen a word or someone’s name and said to yourself, “not gonna even try.” Then you hear it and it turns out to be way...

I was talking with one of my really good friends. And our conversation somehow went to listing all the things that we’re happy about. It...

Lately, I’ve become very aware of the fact that life doesn’t last forever, well this life at least. Aware of the fact that I could just...

People say this to me a lot. I’m not complaining. I wear a big smile pretty often and write about hope and encouragement. So if I did see...

When I drove back to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles, I made it back in three days. I drove around 12 hours each day. My journey there looked...

The mind is simply a producer of thoughts. Driving your focus to the future or the past. But never to right now. Peace is always in the...

There are times that you recognize your life is transitioning into a new phase. When you’ve been standing in the rain for so long and it...

It’s probably not hard for you to reach back and pull to mind some messed up memories. Painful past experience that took your breath away...

Watch this video. The end is powerful. We spend so much time running from our darkness and our demons, fearing them, giving them more...