The gold we wear on our finger or around our neck is a beautiful example of the finest metal.  It didn’t become precious in an instant.  It took lots of steps along the way. It starts from the ground up.  From the ground or in a mine there is a beautiful nugget...

A test is coming tomorrow.  We study and know all the answers but in our minds are the fears of many things.  What if the chapters we study are not the ones on the test.  What if we draw a blank.  What if our pencil point breaks.  What if, what if, what if the...

There are things in life that do not go as we expect.  We put an unconscious checkmark on our mind and move on with other things in life.  A second thing works out differently than we plan.  Even though we keep going in life checkmark number two is placed on our...