Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can read more

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in read more

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?

The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you read more

The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn read more

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a read more

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.

Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is.

Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is.

The music that I\'ve made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in read more

The music that I\'ve made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit.