We need to stop being so hyper-focused on gender, race, age, and sexual stereotyping. Live and let live for crying out loud. From my perspective, we’ve gone so overboard with attempts to not insult someone or stereotype something about them that divisiveness is now the rule… far too often.

Discouragers are the folks who regularly see the glass as half-empty, and they do not want anyone else to get one that's half full.

Discouragers talk at you. Discouragers genuinely want you to hear their opinions.

Actively repeating a lie or denial does not make it true.

Adding more bull to bull yields bigger bull.

Extra-marital affairs become things of legend… and often the undoing of legends… and mere mortals.

I am a great believer in not pushing each other’s “buttons” just because we know where they are! That’s part of trusting each other. We need to trust that our vulnerabilities and challenges are safe with the person we love.

Direct lies, small lies, huge lies, and lies of omission… these are all self-serving and sources of self-destruction.

It’s amazing how many cheaters and liars believe they won’t be caught. News Flash: In today’s age of technology, there won’t just be a paper trail. There will be multiple electronic and digital trails, as well.

While motivation fires up our interest and willingness to run the race, encouragement helps get us across the finish line.