Everybody has a story. Much of that story is out of our control. However, there is at least one thing within our control, the choice to discover who we want to become. The person we want to be. No matter our circumstances, it is our duty. We owe it to ourselves.

We are here for a reason. When we’re born, we have no ability to understand why. Our circumstances shape us throughout our childhood, and they either hinder or help our ability to clearly see why. Most of the time, they distort our vision. We get off track. We get hurt, experience pain and loss or let our ego’s drive us. We journey in to adulthood and lack a firm foundation on which to make good decisions and form good habits. We don’t develop a “front sight focus” on establishing a relationship with the One who created us. This relationship enables us to set the proper foundation.

There’s good news. No matter how many chapters of your story are written, they’re still your story. And as long as you have breath, you can choose to control how the story ends. That choice is committing to discover who you want to be, which is in sync with why you are here.

Axtschmiede is a community that supports everyone’s quest to build who they want to be. This community is our pack, a group of people who have achieved or are committed to finding the proper mind-heart balance. They exhibit the character qualities conducive to living a meaningful life.