William H. Stokes

It’s all about growing in silence.  – I’m reminded of the bamboo tree. Once it is planted properly it stays underground and grows for years with no sign it’s doing anything. It absorbs all of the nutrients of the soil, the rain water and stays in a humble position until it’s time to break through […]

Have you ever been at a place in life when you are focused; locked in on purpose and seeing progress then all of a sudden something out of left field gets your attention? It’s won’t necessarily be a bad thing but it’s not where your focus should be at the time. Most distractions come from […]

Have you ever had a day when your  smartphone battery seemed to be draining quicker than usual and then found out there were unusable apps running in the background. Those apps may have been useful at some point but at the moment they need to be closed because of the strain  on the power supply. […]

Have you ever seen two people playing a game of checkers and one of the players get distracted and miss the move of the other player. Then there is a that awkward pause. Eventually the player that just move would then say “It’s Your Move”. That’s the same type of situation that some of us […]