Just the roadie...

These are not my words, but they are my heart tonight... And I confess... I am a weak and broken man... Enemy - Familiar friend My beginning and my end Knowing truth - Whispering lies And it hurts again What I fear - And what I try The words I say and what I hide All the pain - I want it to end But I want it again And it finds me The fight inside is coursing through my veins And it's raging The fight inside is breaking me again Still the same - Pursuing pain Is it worth all I have gained We both know - How this will end But I do it again And it finds me The fight inside is coursing through my veins And it's raging The fight inside is hurting me again And it finds me The war within me pulls me under And without you The fight inside is breaking me again It's nothing (It's everything) It's nothing (It's everything) It's breaking me It's breaking me I'm falling apart I'm falling apart - From Red's 2008 release, "Innocence & Instinc...

Man... sometimes people I really care about can cause me to sit up and think about things in ways I haven't before. A wonderful friend asked about a comment she made on a video she had viewed. I had missed the video and the comment as it is one of the joys of doing most of my online work via my cell phone... you really lose the ability to see a lot of content at times... Anyway, I checked out the video and at first thought, "Oh crap! Is that how I come across to people??" Since I am a generally positive guy who tends to try and encourage others... I started to worry (and I'm glad the movie is 16 minutes long - it's worth it, really)! As the short story unfolds, I felt a lot better. I hope I'm right in thinking my motivation is not one of self validation (that I'm aware of, but y'all better let me know)! It's just a sweet approach to an idea Michael Hyatt addresses in a great way on his blog post . It's definitely something worth all of us doin...

"Overheard" in a great blog post today... "You're not like the other kids... you're MY kid!" How many times does God yell that to encourage me without me even listening - or believing?! May my heart listen to the reality that I AM God's chosen kid...

Where have I been? Good question... It's the Easter season and the sun and flowers are out...  Wait, that was last week! This week it's snowing and ugly out again. I put that snow shovel away with intent and purpose! I am determined NOT to pull THAT thing out anytime soon... unless this snow doesn't melt swiftly!  Biggest amount of my productive time has been spent dealing with the new house I closed on this year. Gotta get that $8k tax credit in play NOW! 8^) Unproductive time suckage has been consumed by Twitter and Facebook (but it IS cool to find so many old AND new friends there)!! Will write more VERY soon (honest) but wanted there to be at least a blip on the radar for this blog so y'all know I still exist...  Here's lookin' at you, kid...

"You are just as valuable as any other person on planet Earth."  I have been following a lot of blogs lately. Some of the best reading I've found is with one of my new favorite people on the planet, AlisonL, and her 300sixtyfive project . Amazing insight that continues to make me think over and over about what is truly important in life. I know I may never meet Alison in person but I have no doubt I would have to give her a pretty massive hug and thank you for her part in helping me focus again on some of the things that need to be more important and a priority in life.  If you have a minute, head over to her blog and read a few entries. This latest one brought a tear to my eye. Okay, those that know me know I'm a big marshmallow anyway, but as Popeye so clearly dictates, "I yam what I yam"! I wish I could remember who stated in part that no man is greater than one that reaches to help a child but this story restores some of that faith for ...