Conquer Your Mountains
My husband and I have only been married for 3 and a half years (and we’ve been best friends for over 7 years). But I’m pretty sure we have already figured out one of many not-so-secretive secrets to keeping a strong and happy marriage. We go through cycles of being entirely thrilled about our marriage,…
If you haven’t already heard of Nick Vujici, here’s your chance. He’s an Australian man who was born without any limbs. For most of us, thinking about having no limbs seems utterly devastating. But that’s not how Nick thinks. He made a decision early on in his life that he would put his mind to…
Several years ago, as I was struggling in a relationship, a friend shared an analogy with me that changed my life forever. I reflect often upon it and hope that in sharing it today, you will find something that speaks to your experience and applies to the walking of your life. When we were young,…
Many deep thinkers have told us through the ages that we reveal who we are by the way we see others. “We see others not as they are, but as WE are.” Many of us do not really believe this (I like to believe it when I think someone is awesome – I shun the…
This afternoon I had intended to post something different. However, the events of this week have led me to change those plans. This afternoon is one for mourning, remembering, and honoring our friends still weathering the storm in Oklahoma. Dear friends in Oklahoma, we are pained by the loss and devastation you have faced so…
Dear Oklahoma, Boston, N’Orleans, and Newtown We ache for your children lost In the chaos of terror and heartache Our hearts break at such a high cost And we grapple with what can be done Stop the storms and the rage and the guns And we cry for the mothers and fathers Whose arms ache…
“Not all paths are marked.” Dear Wanderer, My stomach felt sick as I looked down at the map and then ahead at the unmarked terrain in front of me. I felt an overwhelming feeling of self-doubt pour over me like an powerful waterfall, drowning all of my self-confidence. The previous week I walked…
Hey guys! This is Seth, the Editor-in-Chief of Forward Walking. When I started this website last August, I had no idea that it would eventually become what it is today. In less than a year, we’ve gained over 50,000 followers and have had thousands of views from around the world. A few of our exclusive…
“What is freedom? Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice. With out the possibility of choice a man is not a man but a member, and instrument, a thing.” (Archibald MacLeish, Pulitzer Prize winning American Poet) I seem, at times, to get obsessed with the idea…