Jul 23, 2017Today Is a GiftToday is a gift. We didn’t earn the right to today. Nothing we did warrants us this trip around the sun. We simply receive. We didn’t...
Jul 22, 2017Week In Review: 7/16-7/22Hey all, Here is what happened this week at The Better LIfe Better World Project! This has been our first full week and it has been...
Jul 22, 2017The Next BlazeI wish somebody had handed me a map to life. That would have made things much easier. Sometimes it feels like we all just got dropped in...
Jul 21, 2017How Do We Love Better?I think the world would be better if we loved each other better. Simple idea. Complicated execution. I think love takes practice. Dallas...
Jul 18, 2017One Week in the Books!It’s time for some “Thankins from Hankins”. I’m a week in to this blog/project thing! I’ve written blog posts about Oreos, fear, bonsai,...
Jul 17, 2017Fear & CourageFear. It freezes. It causes inaction. We hesitate to move. Paralysis by analysis is crippling. Courage. It liberates. It causes action....
Jul 16, 2017Vigor & The Art of BonsaiA hobby I picked up this past year is bonsai trees. I’m not sure what first drew me to them, but now, I’m fascinated by this process and...
Jul 15, 2017#NationalGiveSomethingAwayDayToday happens to be #NationalGiveSomethingAwayDay and it is a great opportunity to practice generosity. I chose to donate books to our...
Jul 14, 2017Practicing GratitudePracticing gratitude is not a new idea. “Count your blessings” has been a thing for a very long time. It has been written about, talked...
Jul 13, 2017Oreos & FreedomI have a theory. It’s about the difference between freedom to and freedom from. I have the freedom to eat Oreos, but at one point, I was...