Seeing the “Why” Behind Your Reactions With a new season on the horizon, many of us are beginning to look at ourselves with a little more honesty and a little more courage. Not because everything suddenly shifts overnight, but because life has a way of revealing patterns we did not notice before. Sometimes those patterns show up so clearly that we say, “I can’t make this stuff up.” And truly, we couldn’t. Our bodies remember what our minds try to outrun. They come from experiences that...

This year will open with a shift I didn’t fully expect. My mom is with me for a month and while I’ve been preparing for the subtle indicators that come with aging, nothing compares to the moment when preparation becomes practice. Life has a way of rearranging our plans, our pace, and our priorities often without warning. During the summer, I attended a workshop with Dr. Macie P. Smith, and I am glad that I did. Dr. Macie P. Smith  is a nationally recognized Licensed Gerontology Social Worker...

Because sometimes the truth doesn’t need decorations — * just agreement, * alignment, and *action. Originally the "Red Shoelace Project," in 2013 Coach Chip Malone began Teams -vs- Heart Disease as an adolescent awareness effort. Before everyone starts yelling about resolutions, pause long enough to check in with yourself. No hype, no deadlines; just an honest reset . And yes, Kevin Hart sparked this blog too. In 2016, Warner Robins City Hall began illuminating the building with red lights in...