Tune In To What's Within There is so much that we can learn by looking within ourselves. We can learn the habitual thoughts and patterns that we commit ourselves to each day. In doing so, we can see how we are orchestrating our reality. We can learn the emotions that we fuel on a daily basis, both the positive and...

How To Find Joy We are either moving towards joy or away from it. Moment by moment, we are at a choice whether we'll cultivate this joy or dig a hole of misery. As I reflect back on my life, I realize how much time I spent magnifying pain, anger, shame, and worthlessness. The more I did this, it seemed...

Power of One Idea One idea is all that is needed to create something entirely new. All inventions, each great organization, every philosophy, economy, government, and human advancement began with an idea within the mind. What is one idea that has the power to transform your life? Is it an idea around building your business, moving towards better health, strengthening...

Finding Stillness The other day I read a quote that said, "Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." This made me ask myself, what is the current state of my inner sanctuary? How can we find a place of stillness that we can retreat to when the world around...

How To Stop Mismanaging Memories What are the memories that have been dominating your mind? Are they memories that bring inspiration or remind you of your flaws? So much of our sadness, pain, and frustration is brought about due to the mismanagement of memories. In my experience, mismanaging memories has kept me in a cyclical loop that was hard to...

How To Stress Less What are the biggest stressors in your life? Is it your job, your family life, or your relationship with yourself? Stress is one of the leading causes of illness, yet so many forget that excessive stress that continuously overwhelms, cripples one from taking action and creates fear in our lives is not a requirement of life....

Brutal Truths That Will Improve Your Life One of the greatest transformations that has happened in my life was brought about by a particular thought that challenged me to move beyond my perceived reality. It was a thought, an expression that pushed my consciousness into a new level and thus, impacted every area of my life. I still remember the...

Planting Seeds of Peace There is a garden within all of us. This garden is filled with lush and fertile soil that supports any seed that is deposited into it. We can see what is growing in this inner garden based upon what is unfolding in our external experiences. Moving with this sense of awareness, we see how essential it...

Mental Freedom So many of us have outward freedom, yet are mentally imprisoned. In my life, I realize how much of my time is spent focused on the seeming difficulties instead of the abundant experiences all around me. I think this might be true for many of us. I found the solution doesn't lie cursing the toxic thoughts that poison...

Inner Work and the Broken Vase A broken vase with cracks and holes cannot hold water. A broken person with fears, guilt, shame, unforgiveness, anger, jealousy, and envy cannot hold peace. For many of us, this is obvious. So what happens if we are carrying some of these toxic thoughts and emotions with us, but are interested in grasping lasting...

Rid The Mind of Toxic Thoughts If someone was able to walk with you through your mind, what would they see? Would it be an inner landscape filled with thoughts of peace, kindness, optimism, positivity, and compassion for yourself and others? Or would it be a dark world where anger, fear, stress, frustration, toxicity, and negativity run rampant? I ask...

Feed the Soul What have you been feeding your soul with? Have you been embracing thoughts, feelings, and emotions necessary to help you rise to a higher and better you? It is more than obvious as we begin to be the best we can be, we effortlessly assist in making the world a better place. This becomes a small ripple that...

Where Does Peace Begin? What prevents you from experiencing peace each day? When you look back at the last few weeks, what are the things that pulled your peace out from within you? Was it a person, a place, a situation, a thought or simply life? If you are able to connect to that place where peace begins, then peace...

Transform Your Life One of the greatest gifts we have in this journey of life is the ability to direct and control our thoughts. It is tragic how many people never fully claim this gift. Instead, their minds are so heavily influenced by the external world they soon forget about their ability to empower their mind intentionally. I think back...

What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do It happened again. That feeling I'm sure everyone has experienced at least once. It's as if you're stuck, you don't know what to do to push your dreams forward. You want to do something but it is easier to browse social media, watch another Youtube video, pick up your phone...

Transform The Peephole Called Reality I see the world through a small peephole called my perspective. Looking out at my environment through this peephole, I give meaning to everything I see. Those things that lie outside of this peephole are either unimportant to me, I am unaware of them, or they don't have any meaning for me at that time....

Never Sell Yourself Short Again I've found it interesting when I think about all those times in the past where I chose to see myself in an unfavorable light. Times when I talked myself out of going towards a goal. Times where I allowed the negative opinions of another person to make me want to give up. And times when...

Powerful Habits Can Change Your Life If we want to create something new in our experience, we must transform our habits. Our habits have created who we are. If we look at our habits, we can see how they act as building blocks that create our lives and reality. So many of us are unaware of the actions and thoughts...

Power of Meditation I've had this insight tug at my spirit over the past few months. It was the same idea that first revealed itself many years back but now it is yelling louder than ever. It caused me to stop and look out at our world. I noticed a variety of things taking place and ask myself if there is...

Overcoming Negativity Have you realized that you can remain positive regardless of the external world? You can tap into a place of positivity when you're dealing with negative people, entering into toxic environments, or find yourself in a negative state within. The art of overcoming negativity is something that you must be willing to do for yourself. The video below will...

Finding Peace in the Eye of the Storm Life tests us. At any given moment we may be forced to walk through a storm. These storms are brought about by a variety of things. Things like relationship issues, work, bills or financial distress, a sense of unfulfillment, health challenges, and the list goes on. Most of these "storms" are brought...

Make Your Meditation Practice Stick Who wouldn't want more peace, compassion, joy and gratitude in their life? Embracing these qualities within would allow us to face difficulties with more strength, move through life greater more ease, and interact with people with more grace. In my personal search for these qualities, there has been one practice that has empowered me more...

Your Energy Is Under Your Control Just the other night, I woke up at about 3 am and had this thought. The idea isn't anything new but has the ability to make this year exceptional. Energy Each morning we wake up, we have a full tank of energy. This energy is available regardless of how long you slept, what you...

The Keys To Great Relationships We've all ventured over bridges in our lives. Many of us travel across bridges daily on our commutes to work, on the light rail, train or weekly walks. Have you noticed that a bridge is suspended in the air because of the support from both sides? Could you imagine what would happen if you were...

Making This Year Amazing Big goals, a new me, increased motivation and inspiration typically fuel the first few weeks of a new year. People are eager to make this year the one where everything changes. The one where those goals are finally realized. The one where people overcome those setbacks and soar into their greatness. You know, I'm not unlike...

Growing Into Your Potential The other day I was on a conference call with some colleagues. We were discussing the details for a retreat coming up in spring. During the call there was something on my mind that's been plaguing me for a while. As I've been reflecting on this past year there has been a question resurfacing. Have I...

Seeing The World With Eyes of Gratitude When I first began Three Key Life, I made it a goal to create one gratitude post a month. The other day, I was inspired to jumpstart the Gratitude Posts again. Who couldn't use more gratitude in their life? Gratitude Post: Eyes of Gratitude The past 5 years I've traveled to a small...

Vote For Yourself It's election season in America. Turn on the tv and you'll see candidates from all parties tearing each other down, pointing fingers at one another and promising how they'll save the county, city, state, or nation. Watching these people is almost comical. It's unfortunate there are people who have been in office for so long, have such...

Temporary Defeat and Success Failure is often a sign that you are close to success. It may be difficult to realize this when going through a temporary defeat, but if you can refocus your mind you will see that every setback brings with it a set up for something greater. Reflecting upon the temporary defeats in my life such as...

Inexhaustible: The Power of Faith There are formulas for success that have been passed down by people for thousands of years. If you are seeking to become more, to make more money, or to impact more people all you have to do is look at these tested and tried formulas then add them to your life. Some of the greatest...

Believe In Your Gifts and Dreams One of the best ways to believe in yourself is to open up a book and read about the life of someone you look up to. Life brings about challenges, difficulties can surface with ease and there will be times when people don't support you in your dreams, business, or your purpose. Don't let...

Maximizing Your Time and Effectiveness in Life In our life, there is one resource more precious than any other. Some may highlight the importance of health, others express the value of relationships, finances, and their spiritual path. While all of these have value, the aspect I am referring to is TIME. With it we live, move and create our lives....

The Power of an Introvert It’s interesting when we think about people who catch our attention due to the success they've had in their lives. I think about great speakers, teachers, authors and businessmen and women who have propelled my mind and added to my life. The more I study these people, the more I gain insight about who they...

The Vase: Inner Work Imagine if someone who you loved and trusted called and told you about some secret water they discovered. This water they found was special because if you drank it, it would heal any ailment. They told you that you could have a few cups of this precious water but you would have to bring a vase...

Keys To Become A Motivational Speaker It's been said that public speaking is one of the greatest fears people have aside from the thought of death. When I first heard this expression, I found it interesting because each person has a message that could connect with another and help their life unfold in greater ways. As I think about this...

Police Officers, Violence, Race: An End To Corruption Something is taking place. Something serious is happening on the corners of city streets throughout America. There is a cry, a shout, a desperate plea for help, for justice and for equality. This past week brings the total killings by police officers to 509. While some of these shootings may have been...

Two Worlds We are all living on one planet but the experiences and worlds people dwell in vary in major ways. Ask any two people about their outlook on the world and you will hear a variety of answers. Religions, college degrees, sides of towns, skin color, class, and the environments people live in cause individuals to live in different...

Strengthen A Struggling Relationship Enjoying nature, having money in the bank, a nice home to live, a sense of purpose and traveling all make life seem to shine a little brighter. However, without good people around like friends, family and a good partner, life only shines so bright. As we look back at our greatest memories in our lives, we...

3 Keys To Remove Fear I often wonder how many people I pass on a daily basis have allowed fear to enter their minds and paralyze them from sharing their best with the world. There are people I know who have told me they have settled into a job that brings comfort but not fulfillment, helps cover their bills but...

Sacred Mothers Wherever you may be, whoever you are, regardless where you are from, we all have mothers. As I was celebrating Mother's Day yesterday, I couldn't help but think of how grateful I am to have such a good friendship and appreciation for my mom.  If you were to ask her, she would say that the early times of...

Finding The Sacredness All Around You Over the past 3 and a half weeks I've had the opportunity to be apart of an inspiring tour with some exceptional artists. We left from Seattle on the 31st of March and since then we’ve had so many incredible experiences it is hard for me to understand why I took so long to...

3 Keys To Sharing Your Gifts with the World It was in 2008 that I finally pulled my thoughts together into a small little book that I could share with people in the Seattle area. This book consisted of a variety of inspirational poems that were accumulated over a few months and blossomed out from within myself. After I got them...

Prayer Power This post isn't about discrediting any religion or degrading any spiritual practice. This post is about looking honestly at the practice of prayer. When going through different rough patches in life, I remember people close to me telling me to pray for guidance. As a youth growing up in the Mormon church, I recall pictures of kids on...

Borderless Planet What would it be like to see this planet for the first time? Just imagine descending down to earth, witnessing the vibrant blue colors from the oceans, the desert plains, the mountains and forests from above. Eyes filled with wonder and a mind full of curiosity, your spaceship gets closer to the ground and you are eager to...

Untold Black History Throughout school I often wondered why there were no proper representations of Africans in my history books. I recall reading things about Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, but it seemed like something was missing. I understand that America and many European countries have been built upon atrocities toward other races...

Keys To Forgiveness I remember attending a workshop a few years back wherein the facilitator continuously stressed the importance of forgiving others for their ill deeds, but focusing especially on the need to forgive ourselves. Now, I've always believed myself to be a spiritual person and someone who moves with kindness, so when she was speaking I brushed her message off, thinking I...

The Power of Focus Why doesn't this work? Why don't they give me a chance? What do they have that I don't? These were the thoughts that raced through my mind one year ago as I began my speaking career. I finished a phenomenal speech a few weeks previous, and I thought that gigs would flow across my desk in...

Learning to Be With Me Everywhere I Am Ask any person walking through the street about the years of the past and you'll find we share many of the same feelings, emotions, struggles and setbacks. Often dealing with these painful experiences causes us to carry toxic thoughts of these seemingly impassable hurdles with us into the preciousness of today. Many...

Reflecting Upon The Beauty of 2015 2015 brought with it 365 days of endless opportunities. That is 8,760 hours that were in your possession and you could have used them any way you would’ve liked. That is roughly 525,600 minutes that slowly snapped by which created your entire year. If you reflect through 2015, how would you say you spent...

30 Life Altering and Powerful Quotes From Jiddu Krishnamurti A few years back I was doing my typical searching on the internet looking for some kind of profound insight I could apply to my life. During this time I was on a spiritual seeking adventure. I was exploring books like, A Course In Miracles, The Way To The Kingdom and taking...

50 Insights To Transform Your Meditative Practice Over the past few years, as I've continued to travel down the pathway of life and my own awakening many people I've met along this journey have approached me with a variety of questions. Some of these questions have been centered around finding more peace, being more aware in day-to-day life and how...

Deepest Wisdom of the Garifuna The first few hours after returning to the village of Punta Gorda in Roatan, Honduras I was again swept away by the wisdom, connection and compassion of the Garifuna people. This is the 4th time I've been here to this part of Honduras, working with the locals, living with them in their village, establishing incredible...

Inner Eyes: See The Beauty In All Walk through various parts of any city, drive down different residential streets,  go into some schools or businesses and your eyes will see many things. I know for me living here in Atlanta, one street can be filled with multi-million dollar houses and pristine businesses while just a half mile away are boarded...

3 Keys To Stop Absorbing Negative Energy From Other People Just the other week I woke up after a great sleep, I was filled with energy and was excited about the day. I began my early morning meditative practice, 5 keys in particular before I left out of the house. Floating on a cloud of gratitude and appreciation for the...

Power of Your Word: Speak Peace What are the various conversations you’ve had with yourself today? What about the last week, month, or year? If someone were to follow you around for the next 48 hours, listening to the conversations you have with yourself, what kind of things would they hear? When I ask these questions to the attendees of the...

Quiet Your Mind This past weekend I traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains to speak at a spiritual community located just outside of Asheville, NC. This was my second expedition to speak in this area and each time I've visited the energy I feel from the roaming mountains is indescribable. Leaving the hustle and bustle of Atlanta and venturing to...

24 Qualities That Geniuses Have in Common Each day I like to uncover something that I can add to my life and use to blossom and unfold in new and abundant ways. This past week I stumbled across an article written by Dr. Alfred A. Barrios that was published in National Enquirer in 1980. This article was later reprinted and...

Book of Essence - Hard Work Pays Off This past year I've been spending time here and there, centering my thoughts and jotting down insights that bounce into my mind. Aside from continuing to write on Three Key Life, I've let my mind continue to ponder this incredible life we have to live. Throughout this process, I assembled these thoughts...

Creating Positive Momentum We are always moving toward something, but too often we don't take time to recognize the things we are moving towards. Take today for instance, what are the activities you're going to dedicate yourself to? Are these areas that will take you into your dreams, aspirations, and help you accomplish your greatest goals? I've found through reflecting...

The Real You Click on the tv, browse through your favorite social media sites or pick up a newspaper from anywhere in the world and you’re bombarded with injustices, horrific events, economic difficulties, loss of natural resources, and several shiny objects promising you more money, love, and career advancement. There is one thing I find little of when I'm looking...

The Major Blocks of Life There comes a point in our experience when we must look honestly at our lives and identify the things we believe are holding us back from being our best. If asked, the vast majority of us could pinpoint a handful of major blocks we believe are holding us back from our greatness. Think about your life,...

Gratitude Post 15: Three Keys of Gratitude On the fourth Wednesday of every month I enjoy finding time to express one of the many things for which I am grateful. In the past I’ve discussed the year 1963, the power of 2400 East in Salt Lake City, the inspiration found at Highline Community College and my thankfulness for you. Today...

Inner Strength There are times in my life when I've set out on completing a goal or some specific plan only to come face to face with my own inner doubts, fears and worries. During these times I've felt like giving up, but I've found that I can reach deep down within, tap into greater strength and purpose, and push through...

Cleaning the Lens You Use To View The World Did you hear the story about the man who spent his whole life viewing the world through a pair of dirty glasses? Each day he spent his time pointing his finger at all the blemishes, spots and scratches he saw in the world. Everywhere he looked he saw the same dark...

Gratitude Post 14: Mother Earth On the 4th Wednesday of the month,  I enjoy taking some time to express one of the innumerable things for which I am grateful. Today I would like to celebrate our Mother Earth. My Message To Mother Earth Even during my worst days, you provided me with a solid foundation upon which to stand. The...

The Inner World Have you ever met one of those people who regardless of how good things are allow their negative attitudes to ripple out and make the most enjoyable experiences difficult? You may be that person who always dismisses the good in your life, only to spend your time and energy focusing upon the negative. I actually know someone who seems...

A to Zen of Life: How to Live With More Balance, Peace, Poise and Prosperity  I don't know about you but sometimes in my life when I’m searching for one thing in particular I stumble across something truly exceptional. This happened the other day. I've been making progress in my business, my speaking endeavors and my book, but there are...

10 Quick Ways To Prepare Your Inner Garden For Spring Springtime is upon us here in the States. This is a great time of year, when we get to soak up the abundant rays of the sun and prepare our gardens. For most of us, this means going outside, putting on our gloves and getting to work. However, before you...

Gratitude Post 13: The Roots of the Family Tree It's already the 4th Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a Gratitude Post. Gratitude Post Wednesday is a time to reflect back upon life and be appreciative for the people, events and lessons that have helped me grow into who I am today. In the past I've mentioned...

Revolutionary Spirit: 3 Revolutionary Tactics of the Founding Fathers Imagine living in a place where you were taxed nearly to death. A place that regardless of how hard you worked there was a royal group of people who you could never surpass, yet they passed all the laws, rules and regulations. Imagine feeling isolated and unappreciated, yet you knew deep...

The Hidden Truth & Untold Black History There's a deep reservoir of wisdom amongst us. A rich history hidden from our view. These untold stories have become overgrown doorways of truth, capable of transcending generations. It’s time to uncover the secrets that have been tucked away in the minds of historians, religious leaders and educators for ages. We must reveal...

Gratitude Post 12: Year One On the 4th Wednesday of each month I like to take some time and compose a Gratitude Post. These posts are focused on the areas of life that are going right, providing us with a moment to fill our hearts with one of the innumerable things which we have to be grateful for. I wanted...

The Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Becoming the light in a sea of darkness. Radiating peace and equality while surrounded by an army of hatred.  Sharing truth, hope, inspiration and love to the oppressed and downtrodden. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy continues to ripple through our world today. I recall when I first moved to Atlanta, I could feel...

Empower Your Mind and Strengthen Your Spirit What's the point of having a strong mind with a weak spirit, or a strong body with a weak mind? If there was one thing that stood out to me in 2014, it's the importance of creating balance from the inside out. Creating balance within creates strength. Not strength in a weightlifting sense,...

Best Year of Your Life Imagine if you finished this year no longer carrying the heavy burdens, struggles and thoughts that captured so much of the beauty this last year. Imagine if you could catch the good habits, your accomplishments and successes from the past year within and apply these feelings to the days ahead. What would it be like...

Giving the Present of Being Present With the holiday season upon us, I've been thinking what the greatest present I could give would be. In the past, I would head to the mall to purchase toys, perfumes, clothes and gift cards, hoping to capture in a tangible gift, the love, appreciation and care I had for the people close to...

How to Think Consciously I remember when I first stumbled across the realization, I am not my thoughts. For many years, even decades, I didn't understand that the thoughts floating through my mind were my creation. Instead, I believed I was at the mercy of these thoughts. As the years passed, I continued to gravitate towards the thoughts that reaffirmed the...

Inspiration to Jump Start the Day Imagine for a moment. You awaken to the sound of a blaring alarm you've dreaded every morning since your elementary days. Slowly you reach across your bed in desperation to capture a few more moments of sleep. You hit the snooze button and start drifting off into bliss, only to again be rudely interrupted...

Gratitude Post 10: The Gift of Life On the 4th Wednesday of every month, I like to take some time here on TKL and share a gratitude post with you. The intention of this post is to help strengthen the gratitude you have in, and for, your life. This month's gratitude post highlights one of those things that many of us take...

3 Things We Should Never Take For Granted I think we can all agree, there are things in life we should never take for granted. As I write this thought, I am sitting in the coffee shop looking out the window. The rain is slowly falling, knocking the auburn color leaves off the nearly bare trees. I watch as people cross...

The Exodus of Old Mentalities Sometimes all that’s required to reverse a bad day, an unfortunate situation, or a stress-filled event is a switch in mentality. A simple change in thought can paint our world a new color. I experienced this first hand just the other week. Here in Atlanta, I've been putting together my upcoming book, scheduling and preparing...

Self-Imposed Misery Throughout my life, I've discovered a sure shot way to inject a gloomy state of misery into my days. I stumbled upon this harmful formula in the early days of my childhood and it still shows up in my life from time to time. This self-imposed misery brought with it a heavy load of jealousy and envy which...

Building Up or Breaking Down There’s an important conversation taking place. A conversation that can propel us forward into new areas of life or place a ceiling on our limits and possibilities. These conversations can go on for hours, days and weeks, some even last years. This conversation isn't taking place between two business executives in a board room or...

Just One of Those Days We've all experienced them. Those mornings where nothing seems to go right. Those mornings we awake and as soon as our eyes open, our minds fill up with stresses, struggles and hurdles, all of which set the course for our day. I recall a few just such days from my life. It's funny when I...

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day Today in America, we've dedicated a day to a man by the name of Christopher Columbus. We are taught from a young age that this courageous, confident explorer stumbled upon the Americas while searching for a new route to India. His heroic tales fill our history books, recognizing him as one of the essential figures in...

Trust In Yourself When it comes down to trusting in ourselves and our abilities, we either do or we don't. Too often, we spend our time acting like we fully trust in our gifts, only to aim at average results. If we really trusted in our abilities, we'd be more than confident to aim at the largest goal, willing to...

Releasing Judgements - A Judgement Free Life We are not born judging one another. We are taught to judge one another. Have you ever seen or known a person who was able to go a year without judging someone else? How about a person who went a year or even one month without negatively judging themselves? Imagine if that person...

Gratitude Post 8: The Incredible Vehicle In this month's gratitude post I wanted to share one of my favorite posts from Three Key Life. This post was put up the 1st day TKL launched. It contains a powerful message that's aligned perfectly with this month's topic of gratitude, our Body. It's my hope that in today's gratitude post you'll uncover...

Power of the People When people come together incredible things happen. Collectively, we the people create governments and maintain economies. Together we've made incredible innovations, moving from agriculture, to industry, and now technology. Our unified energies have developed and established religions, educational systems and equal rights initiatives. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we've also collectively committed many atrocities...

How to Believe in Yourself Even More I once heard a story about two ordinary women. They lived a fairly average life, both having one child, a somewhat supportive husband and worked at the same place. Though these women had similar lives, there was something that made them extremely different. You see, one of the ladies, though having a nearly...

Tragedy Can Help Us Uncover More of Ourselves Looking out across our globe these past few weeks, this small planet of ours has been going through a lot. From bombs being dropped in the Gaza Strip. The ongoing war taking place throughout Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and the Ukraine. Ebola outbreaks in Africa and the death of a young man named Michael...

Universal Truths These past few weeks I've been personally dealing with some things. Things like focusing on new income streams left me feeling depleted. Issues concerning the people I love, brought sadness to my heart as I realized that I was unable to help them out of their financial predicament. Dealing with past relationship issues, left me with slight feelings...

Creating Your Own Sunshine The other day I was spending some time with my little niece and nephew, watching them explore, use their imaginations and run around with a constant smile on their face. It reminded me of a story. I once heard about a young boy who's sunshine couldn't be taken from him. He carried this sunshine with him...

How to Increase Your Level of Consciousness Look out across your life. Go ahead, try it. Why do you dress the way you do and believe the things you do? Why do you live in the neighborhood, state or country that you do? Why are you so committed to certain relationships and can't stand others? Why do you continue to...

From Discouraged to Empowered It's interesting how we can go to sleep after a productive day and still awake in the middle of the night with a pressing issue on our mind. Or how we can suddenly have a thought, a burden, or situation fill our conciousness and bring our entire day to a halt. These things happen from time to...

 My Encounter with Stagnation A few months back I was out walking through nature when I came across a small puddle of still water squeezed perfectly between multiple rocks. As I bent down, looking closer at the stagnant water that sat in the cool shaded part of the rock outcropping, something stood out. What I saw was old stagnant water,...

One Piece at a Time Have you ever noticed how the biggest houses were put together one piece at a time? How the tallest mountains were composed one mineral at a time? Or how even the biggest planets or solar systems were composed one atom at a time? As we bring our attention back to our individual selves, we can see...

Connecting Every once and a while there will be a few issues, conflicts and problems that resurface within myself. Just the other day a few things popped up in my life that made me sit back, breathe and consciously move forward. What I've realized is that problems and inconveniences will always appear throughout life. What makes the difference is if...

Running Away From Yourself: Getting Away The last time I was in Georgia, I needed to getaway. Amongst all the writing, projects, speeches, people and other essential things intertwined within my life, I needed a break. I didn't know exactly where to go. So I did what I sometimes do, pulled Google up on my phone and typed in “nicest...

The Weight of Regret You know those times we all experience? Those times when we finish a heated-conversation with a few bitter words at the end that deflates another? Or those times in the past when we wish we would've made a different decision. Now we feel like that one wrong choice has stolen months, even years of our lives....

Kindness Revolution We are a 3 days into the 7 Day Kindness Challenge and I hope that in your participation you're continuing to realize how transformational your kindness truly is. I was spending some time reflecting this week and realized that some of the greatest events in history are those that were centered in kindness, compassion and peace for all...

Empowering Your Body A few months ago I shared a post entitled, "Divine Vessel: Key To Empowering Your Body." In this post I discussed a simple key that we can begin doing each day to center ourselves and further recognize our strengths and gifts throughout this journey of life. Today, I would like to expand on the ideas discussed in that post. It's my...

Memorial Day Inspiration This post is dedicated to all the men and women who lost their lives due to the tragic act of war, greed and power. This post is for the countless individuals throughout history who were used, abused and at times persecuted and killed because of the color of their skin, their kindness, their spiritual beliefs and because...

Strengthened Spirit Last week I returned from a four week stay on a small island off the coast of Honduras called Roatan. This was my 4th trip in the last 12 months. Each time I've traveled to this incredible part of our planet, I've discovered great insights, inspiration as well as a greater connection with who and what I am....

Native Wisdom There has always been a piece of me that's been fascinated by native cultures. In the USA, I've always been intrigued about how the Native Americans lived and their deep wisdom. After hearing the rich history of Polynesia and the surrounding islands, their culture has brought a new light of knowledge to my mind. While I've been here...

Avoid These It seems fairly obvious that those who sell meth, crack and heroin to the addicted, deserve some kind of retribution. I have personally seen people in my family battle with these powerful chemicals, losing their houses, cars, loved ones, and for some, even their lives. These chemicals have been known to cause destruction, affecting not only the user...

Wise Elder While venturing into the jungle during my stay in Honduras I was reminded of this story. I heard about a young man hiking through the woods and exploring the vast mountainsides, hoping to find a piece of wisdom that he had not yet found. His search led him deep into the forest where the trail faded away and...

Invitation of Peace I always find it interesting when some of life's "little things" occur and take me out of my "zone." Petty things like losing my phone, misplacing my keys, remembering if I locked my car or not, or stressing about an event that hasn't even happened. Even more interesting are those negative thoughts that reappear time and time...

Who Owns Your Time? It's eye opening when we think about all the time we spend working in our adult lives. The average worker in the states works about 40 hours per week, which equates to 160 hours a month. That's 1,920 hours a year which equals 80 full days of our life each year that we spend at a...

10 Inspired Ways To See the World I've seen the world with inspired eyes, but only for small moments of time before the darkness re-emerged, covering the small holes through which light filled my life. I've heard the world with an awakened mind, I've heard the birds chirp the Divine, then problems resurfaced in my consciousness and that awakened mind...

"You can't do it." "Why even try?"  "No one will listen." "Your expressions don't matter." "Achieving your dreams is hopeless." "Your time has passed." "You're an average person." When was the last time you listened to that limiting voice within? When was the last time you let those limiting thoughts stop you in your tracks or keep you from moving...

Gratitude Post 2 This month's gratitude post is centered around one of the many people that have helped me realize my potential. For this woman's kindness, her family and her compassion, I am forever grateful. 2400 East The street that I grew up on rarely changed. My neighborhood sat in an upper middle class community at the base of Mount Olympus...

Unshakeable Peace I've often thought about what life would be like if we fully embraced the things that are 100% in our control. I mean, imagine if each day we awoke with a positive attitude, knowing that we're being greeted again with the Gift of Life? What if our attitudes were centered upon this Gift of Life that we participate...

Big Dreams A few months before graduating college I decided that I didn't want to pursue the field of accounting, instead I wanted to pursue the things that brought me to life. After studying I would spend time writing and putting my ideas into a simple format to begin reproducing the poetry I was expressing. This continued for months. Within...

Peaceful Meditations I've been meditating in my life for a while now. The other day my meditation practice was tested. In the last few weeks I've begun to get back into the recording studio to make new music. Because of my busy schedule, I've been squeezing in quality recording time between 8pm - 1am, three days a week. The other...

Curse of Comparison Imagine if we all found something that brought us to life. Imagine if those things that brought us to life not only empowered ourselves, but added more value to the lives of our fellow men and women. Imagine if we awoke each day, excited about life, knowing that we we're doing something that's not only helping our...

Who Was The First? I've often wondered who was the first person to drink milk from a cow? Think about it for a minute, aside from humans, how many times have you seen an animal drink the milk of another animal. Have you ever seen a pig drink the milk of a goat or a young colt drinking the milk...

Recognize the Life Surrounding Us Literally see it. Did You? Did you notice the way the sun rose this morning or see the way it set last night just as the moon was beginning to shine? Did you see the movement of the clouds today and the way they gracefully flowed through the sky? I try to as much as...

Small Steps Have you ever noticed how little changes in one’s life can result in major transformations? Things such as waking up and going to the gym or beginning to eat healthier. It's small changes over time that begin to produce a lasting impact in our lives. I remember when I first began to take steps to consume more vegetables...

What are you grateful for? One thing that I want to start doing every 4th Wednesday of the month is a featured Gratitude Post. This post will be something, someone, or some set of events that have helped shape my life experience and make me the person I am today. The first Gratitude Post I would like to have here...

Where Did These Come From? Propylene glycol alginate, enriched flour, disodium guanylate, textured soy protein concentrate, butylated hydroxytoluene, brominated vegetable oil, red #40, yellow #5. I think we've all seen them, if you haven't, next time you're in the grocery store pick up a cereal box, some salad dressing or a sports drink and look at the ingredients. Our stores,...

Why Spirit, Mind, Body? Each day we awake we are provided with an opportunity to live fuller and become better. It is as if we are able to use our time and energy as keys to unlock new doors of potential and hope. It's the combination of how we use our time, our energy and our choices that form the keys...

The Universe is in Each Bite You Eat Often, I've thought of all the things that must happen in order to enjoy the food I eat. I was recently in Roatan, Honduras, spending some time with friends and working on various projects. One thing that stands out to me each time I'm there is how connected I am with the...

African, European, American, Polynesian, Brazilian, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Russian, Canadian, Spanish. The list goes on. All of us so unique, individually motivated, imaginative, and creative. Yet so similar. Being born of a Scottish mother and an African American father, I sometimes wonder if I can be me without the “nationality.” My answer is yes. What I discovered was a wellspring...