by Mark DeBellis | May 7, 2024 | Musing
“Life will continually present us with lessons…until we finally decide to learn from them.” Paula Steurer,...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 12, 2024 | Musing
Adversity is the gift nobody asks for and nobody wants. It often comes at the worst of times and it doesn’t pay dividends until much later. We do our best to avoid it, struggle when we are in the midst of it, and are relieved when we get through it. How we deal...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 8, 2024 | Musing
I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poetA pawn and a kingI’ve been up and down and over and outAnd I know one thingEach time I find myselfFlat on my faceI pick myself up and getBack in the race From a song made popular by Frank Sinatra Songwriters:...
by Mark DeBellis | Apr 2, 2024 | Musing
The gifts derived from your difficulties. Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. Gever...
by Mark DeBellis | Mar 23, 2024 | Musing
Trees grow stronger because of the wind. Why, then, do you wonder that good men are shaken in order that they may grow strong? No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more...
by Mark DeBellis | Mar 22, 2024 | Musing
A negative mind will never give you a positive life. Be careful the stories you’re telling yourself about your current circumstances; a head full of negative thoughts has no space for positive ones. Do not let your negative thoughts have power over you because...
