My Journey to Self Respect: Exercise & Weight Loss

You’re a fat ass,” is what I heard him say. In reality, my doctor actually had a much more eloquent and scientific way of putting it. I was 6’1”, 260 pounds and I needed to make drastic changes. Fast. The most persuasive argument he made was that I should do it for my soon-to-be-born son. …

Trends that need to go and trends that need to start

At the start of 2015 I thought I would do a top 10 type list, well two list, the first being trends that really bother me and the second being a list of trends I would like to see. Trends I would like to see changed: 1. Sleepy Pants: People going out in public in sleepy pants. …

The most Awesome post you will ever read, it’s Epic!

Have you noticed that everything is awesome and epic? Every time someone post a new video of a dog doing something or a cat being a cat they claim it to be epic, the best, most funniest video ever… a must see…. Really? Can every video of very baby and every dog, or better yet, …

The 4 Points of Leadership

Bearing compass (18th century). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The 4 Points of Leadership, like a compass, we need to make sure our leadership skills, our life skills are inline with the 4 main points on our internal compass. The goal of any leader, be they corporate leaders, group leaders or mom and dads, direction and clarity …

If Today

We all know the story of the Israelites and there journey in the desert for forty years but what most of us probably don’t know is the reason why. The common reason given by most woman is that Mosses was a man and would not ask for directions, to that men respond that they were …

Remember one day it may be you

Ever notice how some people have to make a comment about something no matter what, you know the type, you give a presentation and they have to tell you how they can do it better, or where you went wrong. You write an article and they have to comment on it, even if they have …

They take

Tonight at our parish our middle school youth group, STATIC Youth, is holding its second move night. This is a chance for all generations to come together and be a community, to watch a movie and enjoy the company of others, and it’s all for free, and that’s a good thing in today’s economy. One …

Yourself: Respect

Due unto others as you want done to you....It's the good old golden rule... And we all would do well to follow it. Respect is something that is lacking in our world, not just for others, but for us. We need to start at home. You have herd it said before, you must love yourself …

You’re Mother: Conduct to make her proud of you

In all that we do, for all of our life, until the day we die, we will always be our mother's child. In all we do, we owe her the praise of good conduct, conduct that will make proud. Mothers are the giver of life, the co-creator of your existence. All that we do reflect …

You’re Father: Deference

Respect and esteem due a superior or an elder that is how Websters defines the word, deference. Basically it mean Honor... We should honor our father, give him the respect due to him. That's good solid advice, but not always easy to do. Respect in today era is something earned, no one is deserving of …