In the opening days of July 2016 I put a lot of energy in my daily writing as to why I was no longer able to locate the required space to continue writing at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC. The paths had changed. I was no longer a stones throw away. It weighed heavy on my heart. I had started something that brought tremendous joy to the walk but couldn't figure out how to put my feet back on the journey. On this podcast I go back nearly three years and study the writers story by way of knowing that where he stood in July of 2016 was thirty five chapters deep into the process whereas today we've reached one hundred forty. The trials and challenges to not stop played a hard game of emotional changes while opening new avenues of growth without having to give up what it was you're called to do. It made me think. In this everyday average world how many others are unexpectedly shifted to a new chapter in their life and feel the miles required to keep a joyful moment alive and moving forward are far too many therefore the choice is to give up? I don't like wearing a pair of "Used To Be" shoes. You used to be. You used to do. A Marine is always a Marine. We allow so many things to keep us from being who and what we truly are. Excuses light a new path while the heart waves goodbye to what once fed your imagination tremendous amounts of peace. We change not by choice but by the placement of our paths generated by the energy of where we once worked or lived. No matter where you are, all that once made you unbelievably happy still exists. The spirit of all that was once there wasn't created by a favorite writing place or a coffee shop that offered incredible conversation. You brought the energy into that moment. Do it again today. Right where you stand. Everything you are is the moment not the paint brush that designed the canvas.