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Grateful for the Ones Who Walk With Me This morning I woke up with a simple gratitude that settled deep in my spirit. I got to wake up as a family with Barbi and Bella Love. We drove together to watch Bella bowl league and as I sat there watching my girls laugh and smile, I realized again how blessed I am. It was not a big moment. It was not a mountain top. It was just us. Together. Present. Whole. And it reminded me that even when the world feels heavy or unpredictable there

Reflection on Flexibility and Inner Peace Today’s reflection didn’t happen at dawn like it normally does. I went to bed late last night and woke up later than usual. My entire rhythm felt pushed out of place. When my routine shifts, I can feel the inner turmoil rise. But as I sat quietly reading and studying later in the morning, I realized something that I needed to remember. Flexibility is not a flaw in discipline. Flexibility is a strength in awareness. Not everything will

Acting As If: Letting My Doing Shape My Becoming This morning I reflected on a principle that goes all the way back to William James but feels more alive in my life right now than ever before. It is the as if principle. It is the simple but powerful idea that who I become tomorrow is shaped by how I choose to act today. Not how I feel. Not what I plan. How I act. Richard Wiseman wrote an entire book on this and the research is stunning. Your actions lead your feelings. Your b

This morning as I reflected on the podcasts I listened to, something powerful settled into my spirit. The first message was about the mindset of nobody cares. Not in a cold or dismissive way, but in a freeing way. It reminded me that instead of spending my mental energy retelling my story or looking for sympathy about the adversity, the challenges, and the obstacles, my responsibility is simply to do the best I can with what I have. The story they used was about Bill Parcells

A Quiet Cup of Coffee and the Strength of Being Seen This morning I had coffee with my pastor and my friend of more than two decades. Before he ever became a pastor, we were just two friends navigating life. He started as a youth pastor, and over time God opened the door for him to lead a church. Sitting across from him today felt like stepping back into the roots of our friendship, where honesty, truth, and brotherhood began. We talked about life. We talked about the trials

This morning as I listened to my podcasts, I found myself pulled into a theme that keeps showing up in my life. One of the episodes talked about rewiring the mind and the neuroscience behind protecting mental energy. He shared that the brain only has so much capacity each day and multitasking drains it faster than anything. It robs the mind of clarity, steals focus, and hijacks our ability to perform at our highest level. When I heard that, it made me think of the second podc

Count It All Joy Today I reflect on the quiet stillness of my morning. I think about sitting in silence with God and asking Him to search my heart. I ask Him to show me anything I might still be holding on to so I can work through it and keep doing the inner work. My inner work is ongoing. I think about everything I have walked through in my life. I think about my relationships within my family and outside of my family. I think about the importance of facing the things I may

This morning, during my reflection, I thought about my devotion of reading the story of Joseph. Joseph was thrown into situations he never asked for. He was betrayed by people he trusted. He was falsely accused. He was forgotten. Yet in every part of his journey, God was with him, even when the beginning looked nothing like the ending. His story did not start in the palace. It started in the pit. As I read about Joseph, I saw myself in his journey. I too have been thrown into

Being Unoffended Today, as I was riding in the car with Bella, we listened to a podcast that talked about being unoffended. It sparked a conversation between us about what it really means to be offended. Most of the time, we get offended because we assume the person who offended us knew better. We take it personally. We attach intention to something that may have had none. But when we reframe the moment and look from a different perspective, everything shifts. Maybe they didn

Today I slow down long enough to remember what I’m truly grateful for. I’m grateful for family, for the friends who have welcomed us in as their own, for my health, for breath in my lungs, and for the gift of life. This morning, as Barbi and I talked about gratitude, we reflected on the importance of counting our joy and noticing the blessings that surround us every single day. Sharing a Thanksgiving meal with friends who have accepted us as family reminded me that love comes

This morning I reflect on something I heard from one of my mentors and coaches, and it centered on listening. We all understand how important listening is, but knowing we should listen and knowing how to actually listen are two very different things. He used a metaphor that hit me right in the heart. He said the difference between an elephant and a hippo is simple. An elephant has big ears and a small mouth. A hippo has small ears and a big mouth. And if we want to grow, lead

The Learning Process This morning I reflect on the podcast I listened to and how much it focused on the idea of learning. We all talk about learning, but very few of us slow down enough to ask the simplest and most important question. What did I learn. It is not complicated. It is awareness plus reflection. When I read something, walk through an experience, finish a task, or complete a conversation, I have to pause and ask. What did I learn from this moment. What stood out. W

The Cycle Of Success And The Cycle Of Failure As I reflect on this morning, I keep thinking about the podcast I was listening to and how both speakers broke down two very real cycles we all experience. The cycle of success and the cycle of failure. One lifts us into progress and growth. The other traps us in hesitation and doubt. The cycle of success begins with intention. When I set a clear intention, my mind becomes a goal seeking machine. It starts scanning for opportuniti

As I reflect on today, I sit and watch the rainfall and think about everything I have to be thankful for. Family, friends, health, and the simple gift of being able to express gratitude. These blessings are right in front of me, yet sometimes we forget to slow down long enough to appreciate them. Today was one of those rare moments that reminded me of what really matters. Barbi, Bella, and I sat together in the living room with no TV on and no distractions. Just family conver

Today I reflect on what is for me and what is against me. I think about a fire and how fire can be dangerous but it can also be helpful. A fire can give you warmth and keep you alive, but a fire can also destroy your home and tear dreams apart. When I think about fire, I think about refinement. I think about how when a fire is placed on something that is not pure, the heat brings all the impurities to the surface so they can be removed. Today I noticed some things in myself t

As I reflect today, I am reminded that life moves so quickly that if I do not pause to truly see it, entire seasons will pass me by. As the year comes to a close, I feel the pull to look back, even when it is painful, and acknowledge the challenges I made it through and the moments that shaped me. There are parts of the year that stretched me. There are parts that hurt. There are parts that grew me in ways I did not expect. Reflection brings all of it into the light. It is ea

This morning, I reflected on a chapter I read that spoke straight to my spirit. It talked about how reading is one of the most transformative activities in the world. Not viewing reading as a chore or an assignment, but as a doorway into wisdom, mentorship, and the mind of greatness. The chapter explained that when we study autobiographies, stories of excellence, and books filled with wisdom, we gain access to the minds of people who spent their whole lives learning, growing,

This morning I reflect on waiting and uncertainty and how both can feel like quiet teachers. Waiting is not empty. It is practice. It is the slow strengthening of patience. And uncertainty is not punishment. It is the reminder that something is forming, something is developing, something is coming into view even if the details are still hidden. While we wait, it is easy to slip into the mindset of what is missing. It is easy to focus on the gap instead of the gift. When our e

Show Up, Even When You Don’t Feel Like It This morning when I woke up, I had the potential to achieve my goal. I also had the temptation to stay in bed and skip my training. It became a moment of truth. Do I stay the same, or do I transform and become better than yesterday. If I want to grow, I have to sharpen my tools. I have to leave the past behind. I have to look straight at my commitments, because it is my commitments that ground me and root me. They are the anchor that

Aim Small Miss Small As I reflect later in the day, I think about purpose and how much clarity comes when the focus is small. Not small in effort or vision, but small in aim. When your aim is precise, even if you miss, you stay close to where you intended to go. I think back to my years as a pitcher. Coaches told us that if you aim for the mitt and miss, the mitt is big and the miss is big. But if you aim for a spot the size of a dime in the center of the mitt and you miss th