The best things in life are often unplanned and unexpected. As I look back at the path I have walked I can see the guiding hand of God in my life. I was directed and guided to end up where I am today. It is anything but what I would have expected, or planned, but… Continue reading The Unexpected and Unplanned
Author: Daniel Adam Freeman
The Key Ingredients of a Happy Life
Reposted from Forward Walking December 5th, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman For many years I misguidedly sought happiness where it didn’t exist. I didn’t understand the principles upon which it flowed. I did things that most people say are important or will make you happy (traveling the world, striving toward achievement, or taking on big and… Continue reading The Key Ingredients of a Happy Life
Making a Child’s Day
Reposted from Forward Walking November 12, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman As I walked through the front door, I heard two little voices excitedly yell from down the hall, “Dan’s home! Dan, will you come play with us?!” 4-year-old Gordon and 6-year-old Grace came running around the corner as they waved, “Hi Dan!” They had friends… Continue reading Making a Child’s Day
Commitments of a Better Kind
Reposted from Forward Walking October 29, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman About a year ago, I began asking myself questions about commitment. I wondered why I was still single and what it really meant to be truly and wholly committed. Wasn’t there anyone out there who I could be truly happy with? What would it take… Continue reading Commitments of a Better Kind
The Power of Gratitude
Reposted from Lives of Trust October 23, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman A dear friend shared the power of Gratitude in his life after starting on a 30-day gratitude experience. Each morning he wrote 10 things he was grateful for and expounded on why he was grateful for them. Within the week amazing things were starting… Continue reading The Power of Gratitude
Why haven’t you (_____) yet?
Reposted from Forward Walking October 15, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman “Why haven’t you finished writing your book yet?” the man asked patiently. “I don’t have time,” I replied. In response, he replied, ”That isn’t true.“ He then smiled broadly and continued. “That’s a cop-out answer. Why don’t you really write it? We all have the same amount… Continue reading Why haven’t you (_____) yet?
Crying for Light
Reposted from Lives of Trust September 13, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman In the darkness of my room I knelt sobbing, crying for light. The light towards which I had walked for so long, and of which I had tasted, had been replaced by darkness… The decisions of my life had led me to this… Continue reading Crying for Light
What is Love?
Reposted from Forward Walking September 4, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman Love is a choice. It is not something that happens to us, or that we ‘fall into’, at least not long term. We may ‘fall into’ love initially by feeling something towards another we cannot explain but only experience but it is only by choice that… Continue reading What is Love?
Overcoming Fear Itself
Reposted from Forward Walking August 7, 2013 by Daniel Adam Freeman In the pursuit of any dream there is always one questions which rises to the surface again and again: How do we overcome our fears and move forward into the future we can see? How do we overcome the things that stop us? How do… Continue reading Overcoming Fear Itself
What stops us from living our dreams?
Reposted from Forward Walking August 7, 2013 by Daniel Adam FreemanNow that we have explored what it actually looks like to live our dreams we must answer the next set of questions that come to mind: What is it that actually stops us from living our dreams? Why don’t we pursue them more fully in our own lives?… Continue reading What stops us from living our dreams?