I remember walking down the streets of Ybor City at the young age of 12 years old. A old white gentleman pull me to the side and said, "I see you walking by here every morning on your way to school. You very well dressed and neatly groomed." He then start to tell me about the measures of a man. And to this day I still carry that conversation with me. He stopped me to converse with me. He thought enough of me to stop me to impart knowledge and wisdom to me. He respected me enough to share one of my life lessons with me. I experienced a time when respect was given to everyone and anyone. WE greeted each other, open the doors more importantly WE respect ourselves. A thing of the past??? Until NOW. (No Oppertunity Wasted)  

 Self-esteem, self-importance, self-worth, self-conceit...these terms means the same thing as EGO. Now what is EGO, the "I" or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought. Also, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscience and the unconscience and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity. One could believe that having an inflated EGO could be counterproductive to ALL things outside of yourself. Again I ask, how far could WE go without our EGO? 

 What does it mean to be a man. I think that we confuse it with being "macho". In all actuality, no one or a few teaches their son(s) how to be a boy or allow him to be a boy even. When he cries, the first this we say is man up or stop being a "sissy". I think that we should talk with him and teach him and as we do that we'll get an understanding of what's going on in his head. And we must know when he cries that he's not soft maybe his feelings are hurt or maybe there's pain, but we must converse with our son(s) that through boyhood so when they reach manhood they're secure, confident and balanced. 

 To believe there is light in the darkness isn't always easy, but if we keep in mind that God has a plan for us we can better stick to our mission whatever it may be. Remember, we only fail if we give up. 

 The enemy is always on the hunt trying to bring you down.. Whether the reason be envy, self-hatred or general discontent as long as you continue to have love, faith and awarness in your heart they will never win. 

 When do we accept the fact that it's ok to let go of the wreckage of our past and unpack our baggage?  The time has come to gather our tools, pack up our luggage and move forward.  

 Is it OK to give back and not go back? Where do we draw the line between wanting to give back and not losing sight of our own progress, peace of mind and future? 

 Every so often we like to do a check in with our listeners to see if there are any topics we may or may not have discussed that you would like to talk about. Remember, no one is excluded but rather everyone included.  

  For such powerful yet fragile foundational beliefs, we cannot be careless where we put them. Maybe in man? maybe God? or perhaps a little of both.. 

 Often times we confuse the two, while hope is what you THINK the outcome will be, faith is what you KNOW the outcome will be so do we truly have faith or are we just simply hoping..