Miracles Brewers I have some exciting news! At the beginning of the year, a goal was set to branch out, spread the wings and send some writing off to other sites for exposure as well as to grow as a writer. One of my very favorite sites for fun, eloquent and extremely authentic article reading is Thought Catalog. It is … Read More
Happiness Is In How You Choose To Play The Cards
We are all just trying to do the best we can with what we have. After all, isn’t that what life is truly about? We’re dealt a certain hand of cards from the beginning. A predetermined set of opportunities and circumstances that ultimately have an impact on our happiness. Some might call it luck. I like to think of it … Read More
It All Starts With A Vision
It all starts with a vision. Having a vision is a fundamental key to happiness. If you want the best, you must be willing to let go of the average. You cannot grab a hold of better if both your hands are holding on to good enough. The best does not exist in mediocrity. With that, bare minimum will never produce … Read More
Transformation Tuesday: 102 Days In Hell
Since starting Miracles Are Brewing, I have been approached by many people for advice on getting sober, which tends to lend itself to a conversation of faith as well. Last August I was introduced to a friend of a friend who was at the height of a breakdown from alcoholism, addiction and the harsh reality that he might be faced … Read More
Transformation Tuesday: 15 Lessons of Transformation
Some times I get people who ask me how I changed my life. How did I quit drinking and using cocaine? Why did I quit? There must have been something absolutely terrible that happened to make me undergo such a drastic transformation. Sure, I had my fair share of regrets, bad decisions and less than good experiences such as overdosing, … Read More
8 UPsides of Upside Down
Man, my world was rocked recently! Flipped upside down. Faith challenged. Tested and dragged beyond my comfort limits. A dramatic series of events and intense emotional warfare I haven’t experienced in a very long time. But guess what? I’m not going to dwell in the suckery of it all. I’m going to spare the details, because they are insignificant. What … Read More
6 Steps to Get Back On Track
I have something I need to get off my chest. The past few weeks I have been completely sidetracked and have fallen out of my routine. I’ve felt like my writing wasn’t good enough to post and started to feel like what I was talking about wasn’t relevant. The goal is to get back on track. I took some time … Read More
12 Lessons I’ve Learned About Giving
This past weekend a large group of us went out and donated boxes upon boxes of food to the needy. As we were handing the boxes out in a small apartment building, we knocked on a door to an older woman who only spoke Creole. When she realized we came to bring her a big box of food for the … Read More
A Faith Like Mine
“How do I get faith like the one you have?” I get this question a lot lately. While this always humbles me, I cannot take credit for my faith. There is only one answer to that question. I can tell you that it happens through GOD. He is the sole answer. The following is an excerpt of my side of … Read More
What If Faith Is The Answer
So often I get approached by people looking for answers or advice about many things. It seems like a subject that continues to arise is faith. People always ask me how I got the faith that I have and so openly talk about. Especially after the post from last week, I got a lot of people asking me to dive … Read More