Cultivate Courage Blog
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
“What’s the dream?” That’s the question that pompous tv show host Simon Cowell asked of wannabe singer Susan Boyle at the beginning of her audition on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009. The somewhat frumpy looking 47 year old Boyle looked Cowell directly in the eye and,...
I Thought There Would Be More Time
Over the last few weeks I’ve heard this phrase, or a form of it, several times. It’s a pattern I am choosing not to ignore. A good friend’s elderly mother was recently hospitalized and went into an unresponsive state. My friend had some unresolved issues with this...
Show Me the Money!
For much of my thirty-seven year marriage my wife and I rarely talked about our finances. She wanted to, I didn’t. Money and financial issues were something that I didn’t understand very well and I was afraid to admit my ignorance. If we didn’t talk about it then I...
Oh, The Pain Of It All!
Today was a day I have been dreading for some time. Tomorrow is going to be going to be worse. I will be paying a price for today. Likely, the next day will be more of the same. I know I’ve needed to do this for some time but I put it off and put it off. I knew the...
Les Miserables and Tattoos (Seen or Unseen)
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to see our local community theater version of Les Miserables and it was outstanding. If you’re not familiar with the play or movie it is a story filled with examples of betrayal, grace and redemption. As I watched it this...
Taking My Own Advice
My business email informed me that I had 3 new notifications on my Twitter account. Twitter isn’t something I engage with very often. I will always post my latest blog post there but, other than that, don’t spend much time on that social media site. People are always...
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