At The Well

There's a song by Christian Artist, Danny Gokey that says "there's hope in front of me, there's a light, I still see it, Your hand is holding me, even when I don't believe it."   So many of us, as entrepreneurs, understand that "hoping" for something isn't good business strategy.   We can have and embrace the confidence that if we do small things with great commitment and consistency that we will be able to accomplish big things over time.  The same can be said for an athletic pursuit.  No one (well, maybe a few have) wakes up and says "today, I am going to deadlift five times my body weight.  Yeah - won't happen. Not on anyone's best day and "hope" in that circumstance is simply insufficient.  But what about when we SAY "I am 'hoping?' Or, "I am hopeful."  I HOPE this can/will happen. Is that a strategy?  Or, is it simply hope? And if it is hope, what then are we hoping for?   Many have walked a road...

Happy Sunday, Beloved! It's Independence Day in these United States.  The Fourth of July.  It is a day set aside for barbecue, cold watermelon, yummy summer desserts,  the refreshing of cold water lakes, rivers and swimming pools.  But, really - what is this day all about? According to "Today in History" on this day, in 1776, "the Second Continental Congress UNANIMOUSLY adopted the Declaration of Independence   announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. [While] The  Constitution  provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States . . . the  Declaration , with its eloquent assertion “all Men are created equal,” is equally beloved by the American people.  Honestly - I my deep dives into the Constitution have provided me with knowledge.  But reading and reading again the Declaration of Independence always gives me HOPE!  Two things happened on this day in 1776.  First - a group of people - the "P...