Breakthrough! Waking up to the real you.

"On the path to successful action, we will fail - possibly many times. And that's okay. It can be a good thing, even. Action and failure are two sides of the same coin. One doesn't come without the other. What breaks this critical connection down is when people stop acting - because they've taken failure the wrong way." The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday Books I have talked about: ​ A New Ear...

1 PETER 2 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1PE.2.NIV

"To argue, to complain, or worse, to just give up, these are choices. Choices that more often than not, do nothing to get us across the finish line." The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday Books I have talked about: ​ A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) ​ The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger (first episode premiered 5/8/2023) ​ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark...

JAMES 5 Warning to Rich Oppressors 1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.  4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your...

New Book of this Ryan Holiday book series: The Obstacle is the Way "We decide what we will make of each and every situation. We decide whether we'll break or whether we'll resist. We decide whether we'll assent or reject. No one an force us to give up or to believe something that is untrue (such as, that a situation is absolutely hopeless or impossible to improve). Our perceptions are the thing th...

JAMES 1 Trials and Temptations 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it w...

HEBREWS 4 Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace wi...

"Do your work. Do it well. Then 'let go and let God' and that's all there needs to be. Recognition and rewards - those are just extra. Rejection, that's on them, not on us." The Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Books I have talked about: ​ A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) ​ The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger (first episode premiered 5/8/2023) ​ The Subtle Art of Not G...

HEBREWS 1 God’s Final Word: His Son 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word....

"The power of being a student is not just that it is an extended period of instruction, it also places the ego and the ambition in someone else's hands." The Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Books I have talked about: ​ A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) ​ The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger (first episode premiered 5/8/2023) ​ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark...

PHILEMON 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus 8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, 9 yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— 10 that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains.  11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has b...

New book series! The Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday "In this course, it is not 'Who do I want to be in life?' but 'What is it that I want to accomplish in life?' Setting aside selfish interest, it asks: What calling does it serve? What principles govern my choices? Do I want to be like everyone else or do I want to do something different?" The Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Books I have talked...

TITUS 1 Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good 10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil b...

"Now, all these years later, I'm certain that got famous so I would not waste my entire life trying to get famous. You have to get famous to know that it's not the answer. And nobody who is not famous will ever truly believe that." Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Books I have talked about: 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) 2. The Choic...

2 TIMOTHY 2 The Appeal Renewed 1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to pleas...

"I made the choice to live in my head and not in my heart. It was safer in my head - you couldn't be broken there, not yet anyway." Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Books I have talked about: 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) 2. The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger (first episode premiered 5/8/2023) 3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by...

1 TIMOTHY 6 1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. 2 Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the wel...

"I've always been abandoned. So much so that I used to ask my grandmother, when a plane went over our house in Ottawa, 'Is my mother on that plane?' because I always worried that she would disappear, just as my father had (she never did)."  Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Books I have talked about: 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023...

1 TIMOTHY 1 The Lord’s Grace to Paul 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in C...

New Book series!  "Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing" by Matthew Perry "So, I will leave you first. I will fabricate in my mind that something went wrong with you, and I'll believe it. And I'll leave. But something can't go wrong with all of them, Matso. What's the common denominator here?" Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Books I have talked about: 1. A New E...

2 THESSALONIANS 2 The Man of Lawlessness 1 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day wil...

1 THESSALONIANS 2 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica 1 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition. 3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying...

"I've pretended for my job for so long, and for my mom for so long, and now I'm starting to think I'm pretending for myself too." I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Books I have talked about: 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premiered 2/27/2023) 2. The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger (first episode premiered 5/8/2023) 3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson (first ep...

COLOSSIANS 3 Living as Those Made Alive in Christ 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to...

"Fame has put a wedge between Mom and me that I didn't think was possible. She wanted this. And I wanted her to have it. I wanted her to be happy. But no that I have it, I realize that she's happy and I'm not. Her happiness came at the cost of mine. I feel robbed and exploited." I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy Books I have talked about: 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (first episode premie...