Cultivate Courage Blog

Recently, I was listening to a podcast by Bob Stromberg. Bob makes his living in a variety of ways but one of them is as a storyteller, and, he is exceptional at it! Let me summarize the story for you in my words, but, you can listen to the podcast by clicking on this...

A statement I often hear from people either when I’m coaching them or when visiting with them after they’ve heard me speak is, “I don’t know that I’d really call it fear, but…” In order for us to lead a more courageous life we must first be willing to admit that we...

One of my favorite songs to sing in Sunday school when I was a child was This Little Light of Mine.  I didn’t really think a lot about what the song meant at the time but it had a good beat and it was easy to dance to. As I have been on this leg of my life journey...

Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in his medieval kingdom. His territory was surrounded by a giant rock wall to provide safety and security for his people. As the king began to age he was well aware that his queen had not bore him any sons and there was no heir...

Well, the view hasn’t changed. If you don’t know what I’m talking about you can check out last week’s post to get up to speed. As I sit in my recliner with my leg propped up per doctor’s orders, I have accomplished some things and I’ve spent some time on Netflix and...

The image you see below has been my view of the world every day since March 22. It is the image I will see for the next 4-6 weeks as my doctor has ordered me to have my foot elevated a minimum of 90% of the time for an optimal recovery. The surgery I had was called...