Play a Song for Me

We used to have to work for things. And I know this gets old. I know this is no different from when I was a kid and my Old Man would say things that began with, “When I was your age,” but either way, it’s true. We used to have to work for things. Nothing was this...

Inspiration, Motivation, Visualization

This thought is written to provide a guided meditation. The script is to be read and then mastered by yourself. But first, you have to see it . . .It’s daybreak and the sun is a bright orange yolk about to break the horizon. It’s a new day now. Everything that has...

Stream of Consciousness: Note to Self

I go back to what my friend told me. . .He was talking about successful people. He was telling me about people who strive in the gym or people who train in Jiu-Jitsu. He said something that was obvious and simple yet, so poignant and true. He told me a black belt is...

Just to Write: The Art of Inspiration

I miss music. Wait, no. I think I need to be more specific on this one. I miss live music. I miss shows. I miss going to a place from my younger years known as Mulcahey’s. I miss the bands that would play and the people I’d see. I even miss the promises I’d make to...

Wealth and Personal Poverty

You find yourself at an impasse. You’re at a cross road and you’re not sure which way to go. You know that something needs to change. But what?The beginning of a personal life change is always hard. You’re new to your routine. All of the changes around you are...

My Rock-A-Bye

The purpose of this message is to connect a thought to an idea. This is to link a picture to a time in which, I swear, I have never seen a moon quite like this one. We were out in the ocean, approximately 110 nautical miles south of the Jones Beach inlet. We tied up...