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Bonfire Heart – James Blunt
“Son, who do you think wrote your name on the back of the house?” My Dad asks as we sit on the back porch of our Maitland home. It’s 1960 something and I thought I could get away
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“The finish line is just around the corner!” an enthusiastic marathon spectator shouts in my face as I round the corner to go down Hollywood Blvd in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I
Continue readingTrue Blue – Madonna
He sits in the corner of my room. Yellow eyes and pale skin. Looking supernatural, not of this world. The vile language spews out like acid, burning holes into everything that surrounds him. How could
Continue readingOne Awkward Moment – Casting Crowns
It’s 2012 and things are getting tough. “Dad I can’t do this anymore.” I try to explain as I sit on the side of his bed. His eyes closed as he pretends to be asleep. It
Continue readingI Can Help – Billy Swan
The next big thing. “Diversifying your client base is vital to growing a business, but it can be difficult..” says a recent article on Investopedia. Put a different way you have to have clients
Continue readingHonesty Is Such A Loney Word – Billy Joel
“Really? Is that what you are going to wear?” Kathie asks. “You realize that you are wearing a brown shirt with a green pair of pants right?” she says as I head from our bedroom
Continue readingThe More I Learn The Less I Know – UB40
As I stand among some five thousand cheering, clapping, dancing fans of Tony Robbins I realized that motivation is temporary. It is easy to get pumped up with loud music and pyrotechnics but how can you
Continue readingI Feel Too Cold To Live and Too Old To Die – X Ambassadors
I Feel Too Cold To Live and Too Old To Die – X Ambassadors Her smiling face, shoulders thrown back and a look of satisfaction in her eyes, the imagine glows from the FaceBook post on my computer. My
Continue readingRunning On Empty – Jackson Browne
Running on Empty — Jackson Browne “I built this f**ker!” Tony Robbins yells from the stage at a Unleash the Power Within seminar. If you’ve never been to a UPW event it is hard to explain. Kind
Continue readingYou Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones “Man Rex, you use a lot of lyrics from songs in your stories.” one of my friends mentioned the other day. It’s funny
Continue readingIn My Heart And In My Hand Why Don’t People Understand – Weird Science
In My Heart And In My Hand, Why Don’t People Understand – Weird Science John F. Kennedy in a speech given at Rice University in September of 1962 encouraged Americans to do better, to be better
Continue readingTo Everything Turn, Turn, Turn – The Byrds
To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn – The Byrds In our fast-paced lives seldom do we take a moment to reflect on how far we have come. The past two years I have been changing the way I approach my
Continue readingI’ve Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell You Lads
I’ve Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell You Lads – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 1954 Dale was one of those carefree adventurous spirits who happen to believe he was the best sailor ever. Dale also
Continue readingCome On Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
My face is contorted looking like a space alien is coming out of my chest. Under my breath, I verbally push myself to get one more bench press. “Come on, come on, just one more, one more.” Nope,
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