The Great Promise is there for you. You did not overcome the enormous odds stacked up against you－at conception, during the first nine months of your life on earth in the darkness of your mother's womb, or during a childhood while being raised by imperfect adults－to live a life of tedious mediocrity. You are here to be a blessing: an impactful, meaningful, purposeful, colorful thread in the tapestry of life.
To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by William Butler Yeats Now all the truth is out, Be secret and take defeat From any brazen throat, For how can you compete, Being honor bred, with one Who were it proved he lies Were neither shamed in his own Nor in his neighbors' eyes; …
I remember reading the story of Abraham when I was in my teens. This story stood out to me more than others, perhaps because it offered excellent and personally relevant advice at a time when I really needed it. As a young man I was very concerned not to waste my life bouncing around from …
Gregory Hake 