Insecurity Makes Life Suck

I stared at the ground the entire time I was walking around Walmart last week. Why? Because I have to wear glasses instead of contacts for the next 3 months (doctor’s orders). I’m uncomfortable in them. Probably unnecessarily. But I can’t help it. Getting better but still a work in progress.

Insecurity is always a struggle. Nobody likes to admit they struggle with it. Continue Reading…

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Sir Winston Churchill

It's Ok To Be Afraid

My wife and I went on vacation 2 weeks ago. It was supposed to be a fun and enjoyable time. And to some degree, it was. But within 2 days, we each had separate family members receive bad reports from doctors.

I’d be lying if I said we didn’t panic.

I’d be lying if I said we didn’t cry.

I’d be lying if I said we weren’t afraid. Continue Reading…

I Want to Quit

Nobody readily wants to admit this, but somedays I just want to quit.

Projects.

New ideas.

What I do on a daily basis.

What I feel my calling in life is.

And I know I’m not the only one. It’d be so much easier to just give up on everything. Not only would it be easier, but it’d be less disappointing too. Continue Reading…

Melting Pot of the Mediocre
This is a guest post by Joshua Sims, a Freelance Creative Director / Storyteller / Cinematographer / Portrait Photographer in ATL | Pretender & Dreamer by Day, Superhero by Night. See Josh’s work at http://paperrocketpictureco.com.

American Idol is full of people who have been told they’re good singers when the reality is, they are not. We all get the sick pleasure of watching people fail on American Idol rehearsals, or worse, we enjoy them making it and being comic relief for many many episodes through out a season. But while it may be funny to laugh at a William Hung type character on American Idol, theres’ no way we would laugh at that during a church service. Continue Reading…

You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate.

Flannery O’Connor

Angry Man Karma

This guy was angry. And in an effort to express his anger, he made a fool of himself. Isn’t that always the case though? Continue Reading…