After moving to Grand Junction Colorado this last year, I began working as a chimney sweep. Since then, I have cleaned quite a few chimneys. And you may find this surprising, but cleaning chimneys has been an enlightening experience. A chimney allows us to burn a fire indoors without smoking ourselves out. If we want…
My Experience with Anticipatory Grief
5 years ago, my sweetheart and I embarked on the great adventure of marriage. We planned our family, and have stuck to the plan. We now have two awesome boys, and the daily experiences that come with raising children. And as we prepared for our third child, we were even more excited. We were told…
To Want Little is to Have Everything
I’m about to tell you how to get everything you want in this life. You may think that this is a joke or that I am about to sell you something you don’t need, but I mean quite sincerely that I will tell you how to get everything you want. In fact, it is only…
Transcending Ourselves
Why are we here in this life? The answer is as simple as this: to transcend ourselves. First, what does it mean to transcend ourselves? a.) To transcend means to rise above, go beyond, overpass, or exceed. b.) To transcend ourselves means to act differently in the present moment – in a more positive way – than we…
Why You Will Never Find Happiness
Happiness is the one thing we all want most in this life, and something I bet you are searching for it right now. If so, well…I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you’re never going to find happiness. The fact that you are even looking for happiness means that you don’t…
EXCLUSIVE Interview Kweku Mandela
In January, ForwardWalking.com had the amazing opportunity to interview Kweku Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela. In this video, Kweku talks about his involvement with the film Beyond Right and Wrong, and shares some insight as to how his grandfather was able to inspire peace and forgiveness in South Africa. Beyond Right & Wrong follows victims of…
Understanding Depression
“I’ve learned that people handle [depression] better if they understand it better. It’s kind of like women going through pregnancy. If they know why their body is doing what it’s doing–if they know where the pain is coming from, why it’s there–it’s more tolerable.” In this video, Maurice W. Harker, Certified Mental Health Counselor (CMHC),…
Marriage SHOULD Be Painful
For whatever reason, we seem to have this funny idea that love is supposed to be bliss or that when we get married we’ve somehow achieved a state of “happily-ever-after.” Well, that’s just not true. Love is actually quite painful. In fact, if you’re doing it right, love, marriage, and family will be the most…
Abraham Lincoln – A Leader of the People
The name Abraham Lincoln promotes different thoughts for different people. Some think of “Honest Abe” and his impeccable reputation for integrity, others think of Abe’s face plastered on $5 bills and pennies. And who could forget that extremely legitimate beard. For me, the words, “Of the people, by the people, and for the people….” always…