Category: Rich’s Ride

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr. Seuss I think we create most of our own stress. I acknowledge that life’s not always easy. Some of our struggles are our own fault, and some aren’t. We all make mistakes, and […]

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Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. Garth Brooks Most of my frustrations arise from my own unmet expectations. I always seem to begin a project with the unspoken idea that nothing will go wrong. Somehow, I acquired the notion that things are supposed to happen according to my plans. But life doesn’t work […]

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse. I’m a world-class excuse-maker.

The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right.  I’m speaking next week to a group on the topic of ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS.

Never allow what you cannot do to interfere with what you can do. ~ John Wooden Whenever I speak to a group about adversity and dreams, I try to communicate the principle of REALISTIC OPTIMISM. I use The 8000/2000 Principle as an illustration.

Do you REALLY believe what you believe? Next week I’ll speak to a group of inmates at the county detention center. I addressed a similar audience about a year ago, and I still cannot escape the haunting impressions from that visit. As I spoke to those despondent young people I felt like I’d wandered into […]

How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind. Bob Dylan Another senseless slaughter in a place dedicated to peace—a church, a school, The Holocaust Museum.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe I’ve been thinking a lot about Chris Guillebeau’s insightful analysis of What Makes A Community? We all live, work, and play in a variety of communities, and I guess I’m especially interested because my efforts to contribute via […]

  A community is a group of people united through a common struggle with the same stories. This definition comes from an insightful article by Chris Guillebeau called What Makes A Community? I highly recommend Chris’ site, The Art of Nonconformity. Chris’ writing makes me think and inspires me to extend my own ideas. I […]

Normal is a setting on the dryer. We’re obsessed with labels. Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative, Christian, atheist—it seems that we’re intent on placing ourselves in neat little boxes and pretending that everyone in a particular box is identical. The big problem with labels is that they obscure ideas and individuals. Then we demonize, bash, and […]

Why do you believe in God? The question stopped me in my tracks. I’m naturally a seeker and a questioner so I’m accustomed to reconciling the internal consistency of my faith, but such interactions occur with other believers. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered this foundational question.