Sometimes, Round Two: Day 10 of 365 – The Curve Ball That Doesn’t!

Sometimes The World Throws You A Curve Ball That Doesn’t! I love baseball! I love playing and watching baseball almost more than anything in the world! I especially love to watch pitchers. Some of the things those guys make a baseball do are simply amazing! A long time ago, I pitched a little myself. Learning […]

Sometimes, Round Two: Day 9 of 365 – We Fool Ourselves!

Sometimes We Fool Ourselves More Than We Fool Others! Wearing masks. Hide-and-Seek. Truth of Dare. Trick or Treat. Capture the Flag. What do all of these activities have in common? They all contain an element of obfuscation. They depend misdirection. When successful, someone has been tricked and the one who has fooled others often feels […]

Sometimes, Round Two: Day 8 of 365 – The Answer Within!

Sometimes The Answer Lies Within! Life abounds in questions! Questions about purpose and destiny. Questions about faith and the lack thereof. Questions about relationships. Questions about directions and decisions. Questions about self and others. Questions about what to do, where to go, who to trust! Questions could fill volumes! Funny thing about questions . . […]

Sometimes, Round Two: Day 7 of 365 – The Nightmare of Another!

Sometimes We Must Step Into The Nightmare Of Another In Order To Fulfill Our Purpose! Finding and living a life purpose is something most of us hold dearly. It begins in childhood when interested adults ask us, “So what do you want to be when you grow up?” We have all kinds of answers. Generally […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day 6 of 365 – One Cup of Coffee!

Sometimes It Takes More Than One Cup Of Coffee! Millions of us around the world find ourselves looped in an endless morning ritual designed to start the day off with a bang! Well, maybe just start it off period. That ritual is COFFEE! There is just something about the aroma of brewing and freshly brewed […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day 5 of 365 – Unexpected Light!

Sometimes Light Shines When We Least Expect It! Very often in life we find ourselves conditioned to expect the worst. We become so focused on life’s mishaps that our belief system embraces their inevitability. We have a tendency to find our “Fate” wrapped up in the trappings of negativity. Our Destiny lies in the hands […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day 4 of 365 – The Lingering Darkness!

Sometimes The Darkness Lingers Longer Than We Like! We all experience Darkness from time-to-time. We all struggle with questions that appear unanswerable. We all come face-to-face with hopelessness. More often than not when these times occur, we work our hardest to extract ourselves from the Darkness that surrounds us. Why do we work so hard? […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day 3 of 365 – Crazy Volume!

Sometimes The World Turns the Volume on Crazy Way Up High! There are some days that, if I had hair, I’d pull it out! I’d stand in the middle of the street and scream at the top of my lungs! I’d find my way to a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific! I’d […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day 2 of 365 – Astounding People!

Sometimes People Astound Me! At first glance, one might believe that the focus of this “Sometimes” statement  zeroes in on people who act in surprising, unbelievable or outlandish ways. Many times when we use the word, “astounding,” a certain negative connotation accompanies its use – not always, but more often than not. People astound us […]

Sometimes, Round Two! Day One of 365 – This Confusing Life!

Well, if I can do it for one year, why not two? As many of you may be aware, I undertook a personal challenge one year ago today to write and publish a thought, essay or article every day for the entire year of 2017. I am pleased to report that I completed that challenge […]