The Calling

A challenge for Daily Writers. You practice every day. But our U.S. soldiers need to set their stories free. A channel has been created on iHeart Radio dedicated to the men and women who have served this nation. There are millions of stories that need to be displayed on surface level. Have you heard your calling? What if the reason why you daily write is to teach someone who has become silent?

Watch This

I try to live by one rule. Do not interview an interviewer. Therefore you should create the open space required to create a relationship based on conversation.

Stuff

We are collectors of stuff. We have so much stuff that we spend every Spring throwing stuff out. But are we keeping the wrong stuff? Are we giving the wrong stuff away? What is stuff if the stuff we have has made us an overzealous stuffy self?

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter Three

The magic of life... Is there such a thing. We are surrounded by so much harmony in music. Yet our lives feel like they're out of tune. I am a poet. I write in a forest. This one happens to be at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC.

Season Changes In Forward Motion

We love sharing photographs. It's Fall time around the United States. Brilliant colors are on natural display. We love posting those changes on every social networking outlet. Humans go through seasonal changes as well. What do your photographs of those moments look like?

Who Are We Behind Everything

Who are we when nobody is around? Are we hiding or resting? I'm often more playful when there's nobody around. I bend the wind and spin through the dust collected on the nearly ray of sun. But to share that with anyone else... that seems unfair to the artist within.

The Step Starts At Birth

We fear failure. We fear doubt. We fear...fear. How did we make it this far? By being followers. Inspiration and influence is a physical act of belief. Or someone you can't see pushing you off what's kept you balanced. My granddaughter recently graduated from the 5th grade. Even at that age... every child should know where they're growing to and beyond.

I Am An Artist

What were you thinking about sixteen years ago? You can only assume right? How do you measure growth? Wouldn't there have to be mile makers? No wonder we struggle with the image in the mirror. It's getting older and you feel like nothings getting done. That has to change.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter Two

I'm blessed with the opportunity to visit one of the most peaceful forests in the southeast. It's not overly large and called a national park. It's a tiny forest near the city of Charlotte, North Carolina at the Billy Graham Library. I visit the forest where a voice speaks out to me. His name is Billy. He has asked that I write what he is feeling.

Before I Master I Must Learn Life

So often we create our own walls. We stop being creative not because of others. But because we were led toward a new horizon. Without ever realizing that the twist on the path was required to better protect the original plan. How do we get back to our dreams without damaging our present?

Exploration

I didn't grow up reading books. I had the entire state of Montana to explore. And yet today I write and write while endlessly searching for readers. I know more than ever that people don't have the time to read. But I don't stop searching. Therefore I send out invitations by way of introduction. Hello... have you met my writing instrument?

Use Your Words

Nothing weakens my heart more than when I hear a parent tell their child, "Use your words." One problem... Too many people are using their words the wrong way. How can you regain control of a word building emotional moment without looking like you're a jerk?

Here Or There

I believe we are out of focus. I also believe that we have stopped dreaming. To get anywhere we give away our paths so that others can deal with the headaches. Bosses hire people that are unmotivated. The boss never wants to be challenged. Therefore being second and third best is the new acceptable. The best of the best are still dreaming. Nobody wants to get there. Because being here is ok.

Lyrics From Billy's Forest Part One

We walk in places where we are unsure. We look at new invitations as being the maker of being unsure. It causes fear, doubt and sometimes shame. But what would happen if during that natural step of being unsure was in fact a brand new beginning? We are the decision makers of where we arrive. What if you let go and made a choice of going where your heart was told?

You Need To Be There

There is life beyond the walls we have created. Outside of your best thoughts there is a truth that leads you to a firmer foundation of understanding. How often have the greatest moments gone unexplained. And yet if you documented the path. The arrival of more brilliant experiences are easier to attain. You need to be there.

A Foundation Of Connections

I love questions. I love asking them. I love answering them. I don't like silence. I love taking a simple thought and digging into the soul that's carrying it. I believe we do not know how to have great conversation in 2015. To talk is to waste time. I'm glad you shy away from face to face time because it's been my open door to reach people and places that would have never looked my direction. You'd think I'd be happy about that. Wrong! I want to have a conversation and share the art of connection. It's a tool that leads us all to an incredible tomorrow. Where as an email or text is quickly forgotten.

Daredevil

We are all born to take chances. The difference between us is the size of opportunity. Jumping off a bridge isn't for everyone. Leaving work early isn't either. In this age of open forum writing by way of social media. Do we truly know what it is that we are saying? Are we taking a chance on thought?

Heart On A Sleeve

We walk through life. How often do you learn things on the walk? What you become didn't come from a book. You are because it was your choice to walk. Each step might not be a brilliant display of color. But in darkness there's always a story.

Floods Of Seasonal Changes

I find great joy in taking the time to study the seasons changing. Not just in Mother Nature. But also human changes. It's the language of the mind body and soul... and yet we so often ignore the arrival of change. Nobody enjoys the swift suddenness of what could be a new step in a different direction. Through the silence our paths are reshaped. But is it wise to interrupt what should be natural?

The Other-ness Of God

I was invited to step into the community last night. While making sure the gathered crowd was getting a nice warm dinner and companionship. I was unexpectedly asked to share a message. Most would say, "No No I'm ok." Not me. I stood in front of them and allowed God to move through me. How? It's by having a relationship with the Other-ness of God.

Winged Warrior

The creative mind is always in the mood to create. Creative minds don't like to sleep. Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley wanted nothing more than to sleep. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones penned out the song Satisfaction because he woke up from a dream. Being creative at night isn't an addiction. Its the art of listening to the voice inside.