So many times we get lost in the daily grind of life, and we find ourselves getting bogged down and burned out.  We lose sight of the original things that made us excited about life, or we were never excited about it to begin with.  Remember...life isn't what happens to us.  Living is what we do to life!

You will come to find that I live in a land of cliches, but there is an important reason why some sayings become cliche.  It is because they were truthfully impactful; so much so, that they were overused.  I will speak often about the power of the mind and our ability to change--these are the most important factors in happiness and fulfillment.  Our state of mind is something we have complete control of, and if we are not happy with our current state of mind, we owe it to ourselves to change it. 

Much of what I will talk about on these pages, and in song, is easier said than done.  But don't let that be an excuse to be miserable. I'm constantly reminding myself of my own beliefs, constantly pulling myself up out of the gutter to carry on, and constantly kicking myself back on track in life. It is not worth being miserable--regardless of the circumstances.  We only get one time through this special piece of space-time.  There are no do-overs, and we can't turn back the clock.  All the time we spend unhappy equals less time to enjoy the truly wonderful things life has to offer--and most of those are not BIG things, either.  They are the little things that far too often go overlooked:  sunsets, the color of autumn foliage, how my dogs go nuts when I walk in the door--even if I've only been gone five minutes, the thoughtfullness of a friend, the wonder and enormity of a harvest moon, the voluntary sacrifice of someone who spends his or her life in service of others...