In the past, I have at least made two attempts to create a list of all the hobbies and things that interest me. Fear not, I am not going to rehash any of them right now, but I have to reach back to where I began with this blog…

It is human nature to form a conclusion when it comes to any noun we find. We really question how the conclusion was formed or where the process truly begins. To add to that contemplative or unnecessary equation, here is a quote whose origins are in question…

Welcome to The Roaring 20s. A decade where sociological change is all the rage, consumerism is how you make your money, technology is growing rapidly, and all we want to do is de-escalate tension around the world. Let’s not fool ourselves, I am not talking about the 1920s, but the comparison is interesting…

It always baffles me how often this particular quote is expressed in all forms of entertainment as well as on social media, and yet, the message does not resonate or warn as much as it should.

What you feel is relatively simple until it becomes anything but. For the most part, emotions are well-defined, but when it comes to the complicated blend of them, how someone feels or reacts is the backbone of a story…

I am an author; I use points of view to tell stories, and this quote, no matter what you think of the source, defines how people react, spawning all sorts of stories…

I see myself as an author, a person who runs through the gantlet of possibilities, adds flourishes for continuity or dramatic effect, and expresses the importance of the words I put out there. In short, I think that I can tell a story…

Is it hard to imagine a world where popularity is what inspires people to emulate someone? In the world we live in, this question might sound redundant, but the concern that prompts the question has been around longer than anyone alive today…

Some things never change, and that puzzles me. After all, the human mind and body are built to change and adapt to what comes our way, but for the most part, people are in a cycle that more often than not prevents the changes that matter…

At any given point in time, there have been and will always be people who express their dislike of any given topic. My advice to anyone who possesses or will develop this particular feeling is to…

Why does everybody tend to look for a place where they belong? I ask this question simply because it is poignant. We work so hard to be ourselves, only to find that other things compel us to edit our state of being so that we can be accepted. This little fact of reality can be harsh, it is socially accepted, and in some forms, must stay a part of our lives.

Some people's names sometimes represent something more than who they were and what they accomplished. I ask that you remember the person, and not the hype surrounding part of their name…

At some point in time, I am not sure when, I became aware of all the different ways a person can be manipulated, and it makes me wonder if there is any part of our lives that is not affected by some form of manipulation.

Sometimes, I must stop and admire the words written years before I was born. This quote is from the 1930s, a point in time when American literature possessed impactful perspectives on life. Some of it was good, some of it was bad, but it could be found packed into only a few sentences…

I owe a lot of who I am to the things I have learned over my lifetime. As obvious as that statement might be, sometimes you honestly have to look back at the choices you made that have shaped who you are so that you can confidently move forward.

Philosophy poses questions that are meant to provoke thought and discussion. The intent is for the mind to form a truth. When a philosopher makes a statement, do people see the underlying intentions, or does the quote ring true in some way, shape, or form that is felt in the heart more than the mind?

I cannot say that anything beyond this first paragraph is relatable to everyone but me. I do not mind if people do not understand everything I wrote here, but if you can relate or feel strongly about it, do not hesitate to comment.

Philosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. I am not trying to offend anyone’s profession or hobby, but philosophy is prospective meets experience meets a line of thought; it is something people do every day that has no wrong answers, but the answers always reveal the mind of the one providing the answer.

I often wonder what inspires people. I tell myself that my mind presents this question to me from time to time so that I can understand different ways to motivate the characters I write about, but when I put this into practice, it does not end up happening the way I plan it. Instead, I find myself reaching for the things that inspired me to write in the first place.

Have you ever encountered a person convinced that everything important is only in the direction they are facing? People can and will do as they wish, but ignoring something just because you do not like it or dismissing it just because you do not think it is important—well, that is where most problems start.