Let Loose the Anchor

Sculptor Jeff Tritel

"For years I believed that it was necessary to keep going, no matter what. The burdens that life heaped upon you only made you stronger. The man in this sculpture literally plows through life, dragging a monstrous anchor behind him and having to develop Herculean strength to continue his unending task. I have more recently decided that I would rather stroll through life. This necessitates finding a way to cut loose our anchors, a task the gentleman in the sculpture hasn't yet accomplished. The sculpture embodies power and determination, although I'd like to tell him to sit down, take a rest and let go of the anchor."

There is a need for you to persevere in order to succeed, but do not drag along the weight of past problems or old feelings. Break loose the anchor and continue on towards greatness.

Stay inspired my friends.

Smile - Life is Good

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

For all of my life, I have tried to carry a smile on the inside and to express it whenever possible. But I have come to realize lately that outwardly I don't really smile all that much. It could be that a smile doesn't fall naturally upon my face.

My wife has that upon her, a smile that just naturally flows from her.

I am not one that feels plastic surgery or a painted smile like the Joker from the Batman movie is all that appealing. So I try to smile and reflect my inner joy in most all that goes on in life. I also reap benefit from the smiles because others will respond in kind.

A day is brightened by the exchange of friendliness, two smiles that lift the day.

Have you smiled today?

You say you have nothing to smile about? You have a lot to smile about. A new day, new opportunity and chance to live a great life. Stop for a few minutes, maybe spend seven minutes of the day to reflect. Seven minutes to bring your smile to the outside.

Spread the cheer to others.

Smile - life is good.

Stay inspired my friends.

Who Am I

I am seldom considered, although I do more to influence everything about you than virtually any one thing in your life.

I often control the time you get up in the morning, the time you go to sleep, what you eat and drink and the very thought that runs through your head.

I can make you either happy or sad, loving or hateful, cheerful or remorseful, congenial or spiteful and in doing so, control the very capacity that you have for success.

No, you don't often think of me instead you BLAME the problem I create on the shortcoming of others, or the state of the economy, or your family or a million other reasons.

Often at times unable to find anyone else to BLAME you look for shortcomings within yourself on which to lay the BLAME.

When my impact on your life fully is considered in your every thought and action, when you are mindful of my awesome power, when you nurture and groom me for positive use in your life, I can become more contagious than the most prolific disease ever witnessed by man.

My influence will spread to every person you come in contact with.

Groomed and nurtured in a positive manner there will be no person or obstacle that can stand in the way of my success or fail to be impacted for the better.

I am your attitude.

Stay inspired my friends.

Faith Through the Rain

"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. It is not enough that a thing be possible for it to be believed." ~ Voltaire

You are driving down the road on a late summer afternoon. The days have been filled with hot and humid conditions. This day you hope that those clouds gathering create a cool rain to break the heat.

A jagged lightning bolt and loud thunder shudders the peaceful day.

A few droplets of rain and then it happens, a seemingly impenetrable wall of rain. You drive into it, the wipers swooshing like mad. But you drive on knowing and with faith that the road continues. You believe in the road being there and your ability to maneuver even in this heavy down pour.

Your journey in life is like this at times.

You encounter a wall of rain that obscures your view of the path ahead. But you keep moving forward, trusting your instincts; trusting your knowledge that you can get through to the other side.

When you trust and have faith in your ability, nothing is impossible.

I didn't say easy, but all things are possible with a firm faith in self. Keep moving forward, keep looking through the rain that gets in the way. The rain will end, the clouds will part and a blue sky will appear. Just keep moving, step by step, faith by faith.

Stay inspired my friends.