A common quote that people say when referring to something deeper in substance or meaning is “That’s just the tip of the iceberg”. In life I feel there are so many things which cannot be truly understood with a surface level of understanding. Just like it is not by chance…
Tag: decisions

Thinking About the Future
My mom told me a story this morning about a young woman in her 30’s. She said there was a young beautiful woman who was going in and out of relationships. She was looking for the perfect guy. There were a couple of guys that showed interest in her, but…

Battling Your Own Desires
Every single day I face some type of battle. Obviously I have to deal with the struggles of being a black man in the south, or working with people who disrespect me routinely. But, right now I want to focus on internal battles and not external. Paul said in Romans,…

Trial and Error
One way many people choose to learn is by trial and error. I feel like one of the reasons why the Bible says that “there is nothing new under the sun” is because people learn best from making mistakes, so life is steadily repeating itself every generation. I feel trial…

How much Baggage do you have?
You know I was having tea and coffee with a friend a few nights ago. We were just catching up, talking about life and things we’re currently pursuing. She’s pretty intelligent, so I loved the conversation. Anyway, we naturally got on the topic of past relationships. Through talking with her…

Can You Open Up Just A Little?
Everyone wants to feel safe in a relationship. No one jumps out of an airplane without a parachute. The decision to love and open up your heart can be scary. It’s because the world is so critical and judgmental, but that shouldn’t mean that you close up and put your…

TIME: What will you do with it?
Time. It’s one of the few things that once it’s used, you can never get it back. In most cases time is something that can’t be given, it only can be taken away; and it can’t be bought, because if it could I promise you Steve Jobs would have paid…
Help Me to Help You
For the last few weeks I’ve been reading John Maxwell’s daily devotional book on leadership every morning. And over the last few days, I have recognized that finding success in an area, is not necessarily as simple as some may think it is. Having the right resources financially is always…

What Do You Believe In?
I was watching a famous celebrity on a talk show today, as he was discussing the various things in his life. One thing he said really stirred up my spirit, because it’s something that touched a topic I deal with all the time; being true to yourself. He talked about…