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Focused Energy

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 / Brian Grayum / Leave a comment

Aligning decisions with purpose Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We live in a world of options, and decision fatigue can settle in very quickly if we do not have some preset values or priorities to help us make quality choices quickly, or make choices with confidence at the least. Quality choices spring us forward on … Continue reading Focused Energy

Finding Flow in Life

June 15, 2020 / Brian Grayum / Leave a comment

Intentional effort makes for instinctual living How is the flow of your life right now? Do you feel balanced between work and play, introspection and speaking out, or somber reflection and laughter? These are just a few examples of the balance that I hope for in my life. Currently, the balance between engaging the issues … Continue reading Finding Flow in Life

The Choice is Yours

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 / Brian Grayum / 1 Comment

As he stares into his reflection in the water, he asks, "Who am I?"  and with that, Derek Zoolander starts his journey to rediscover his identity. Though we may not be really ridiculously good looking like Derek, we all are asking this question and defining the answer every day. To navigate decision making in our … Continue reading The Choice is Yours

One at a Time

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 / Brian Grayum / Leave a comment

Experiencing life and responding to longing Original Photo by Author The less we do, the more we long. It is possible to think our life away; thinking about the possibilities, while not seizing the opportunities. We cannot do all things, but we must do some. We do not have to take that many risks, we … Continue reading One at a Time

Midweek Thought: Do Life

February 19, 2020 / Brian Grayum / Leave a comment

I watched The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with my family a couple of weeks ago and found myself inspired. The movie is an extremely entertaining and creative encouragement to live life and not just dream life.  This idea hits home for me because I often find myself in the "woulda coulda shoulda" type of thinking. This … Continue reading Midweek Thought: Do Life

There is Always Hope

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 / Brian Grayum / Leave a comment

Aragorn: "Give me your sword. What is your name?" Haleth: "Haleth son of Hama my lord. The men are saying we will not live out the night they are saying it is hopeless." Aragorn: "This is a good sword, Haleth son of Hama...There is always hope" There is always hope  I love this scene from the Two Towers … Continue reading There is Always Hope

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