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Pressing On - Volume 2: Words of Wisdom for 2009

Whenever I find myself looking over my shoulder I'm grateful God keeps me from turning into a pillar of salt.

  • Be careful of who and what you surround yourself with.
  • Be mindful of negativity, sometimes it is cloaked in kind faces.
  • The world is a sad place when everything is against you.
  • Be grateful for some things that have slipped away and always look to the hills from which cometh your help.

It's brighter on the horizon and it is hard to move forward looking backward.

"The secret is not to figure it out, just live." - A. McCray

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