Reliance and Self-Reliance
This entry is a combination of an updated version of two blogs I wrote about 15 years ago. They have
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Getting Hit Hard – And Not Staying Down
“It’s not how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and still keep moving forward.” Sylvester Stallone
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The Value of Contact Sports
Throughout the course of my law enforcement career it has constantly caught my attention how many of my fellow officers
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Fear & Defense
Not long ago I was on a long drive and as the miles passed, I began to ponder fear, our
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The True Citizen Soldier
No, this article is not about National Guardsmen (or women). It’s not about any state or county run organization that
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Life’s Strongest Warriors
In today’s society we all-too-often here members of various generations criticizing each other. Baby Boomers will call Millennials “pansycakes” or
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Thrive on Your Lifestyle
Somehow, somewhere along the way, we as a society seem to have come to the belief that every person perceives
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What Do We Learn From Autumn and Trees?
The glory days of spring and summer have passed. The days are shorter, the nights are longer, the fires are
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Falling Down or Getting Knocked Down
Each of us… every single one of us knows what it’s like to fall down. We’ve done it. It’s not
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Defining & Recognizing Strength
When we hear someone say, “He’s a strong person,” or “She has great inner strength,” it can mean different things
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