The Power of Perspective

Harnessing the power that lies behind seeing life from different vantage points.

by Sean Cort

Achieving Self-Fulfillment in 2012

There is something about the New Year that speaks of growth and redemption. Somewhere between Christmas and the last day of January of the New Year in varying degrees, we all take an inward look in search of fulfilling an instinct to overcome something, someone or to strive harder toward a goal. Read More

Love Will Keep Us Together

These partial lyrics are from one of the most recognizable love songs in music history. The husband and wife duo called themselves the Captain and Tennille. These catchy and addictive lyrics hypnotized the hearts, necks, shoulders and finger tips of lovers and lovers of music across seven continents back in 1975. Read More

Truth: The Extra Strength Pain Reliever

Truth is a word once used in its purest form can topple walls and turn ant piles into mountains. A wise man once told me that truth has a way of healing its own wounds. Furthermore if truths were to be a flashlight and we directed it at all the hurtful areas in our lives, we will eventually heal and move on without the same pain in that area again. Read More

THE CHURCH NEEDS TO STOP THE HATE FOR GAYS: THERE, I SAID IT

Thankfully, long gone are the days that by not choosing to discuss the 800 pound gorilla that he simply disappears in a puff of smoke. The fact is the spectacle we make of ourselves ignoring him makes him either go and get a buddy to share the entertainment with or go in the other room and rob us blind. In either case the choice to remain unenlightened and ignorant is no longer an option. Read More

Please Don't Label Me

Haven’t we met before? I think it was the time we were at the same dry cleaner. You overheard me talking with another customer. I saw when you raised your eyebrows because you heard I am an Asian American who loves R&B music and enjoys watching NASCAR while noshing on my favorite desert, raisin rugelach from Weinstein’s Deli. Read More

RACISM: ARE YOU THE CURE OR THE CANCER?

If you have watched any national news headlines within the last two weeks you have no doubt witnessed the feeding frenzy on the apparent succulent man made portions called racism. Read More

ENOUGH TIGER WOODS, ALREADY!!!

We all miss the mark. Read More

PLAY YOUR POSITION

Raising a blended family can become one of the most enriching experiences in life. Read More

Just Let it GO

Easier said then done if you're the person who was on the receiving end of the offense. If FORGIVENESS was prescription medicine we all had to take to survive, pharmaceutical companies would go out of business and an entire nation of people would be wiped off the face of the earth. In John 10:10 Jesus said, "I have come that you may have life and life more abundantly". Read More

The Intricacy of a Woman

A woman's role has evolved immensely. Today the delicate balance must be struck between being a woman, behaving like a lady and too often, having to think like a man. Most women have to struggle with their greatest adversary daily, their mind. Read More

LIFE IS SHORT

How many times have you heard or made that statement? This is one of those phrases that tend to stop people dead in their tracks. Why? It is something that resonates with everyone to some degree. Life has taught me there are three manifestations of this phrase and I call them air, skin and blood. Read More

COMFORT ZONES

I'm sure you're familiar with the term "one man's passion is another man's poison". As simple as it may seem, this phrase literally brings balance to life. Think of how mundane and colorless this world would be if everyone had the same passions and expressed precisely the same thoughts. Read More

Content Vs. Context

Our state of mind can affect our ability to thoroughly grasp or totally misconstrue a situation. Psychologists say that we tend to project or filter experiences based on our past fears, hurts or insecurities. Imagine taking a group of kids from various parts of this country and placing them in a classroom seated at desks and blind folding them. Read More