Tremendous Tracey
An Orphan No More: A Father’s Day Reflection
Many of my friends are in this season, too, having recently lost a parent, and I crossed paths with one just this past week. As I comforted her, I shared something someone once said to me during my season of grief. At the time, it startled me, but it eventually brought deep peace. The woman said, "When you lose both your parents, you realize you are an orphan."
I'm So Tired of Being Happy......It's Wearing Me Out!!
My father famously said, “Atmosphere doesn’t come out of thin air. Somebody has to create atmosphere!” Many of us drift through careers and relatio...
Salute to a Tremendous Father
What he could not have fathomed was the utter lack of individual ownership in creating their own lives. He knew what it was like to be dealt every bad card in the deck. From an impoverished upbringing to a lack of schooling, abuse, and betrayal. Yet, he gloriously pursued life without an ounce of "woe is me" or "you owe me." Pity parties were for thumb suckers, and he repeatedly proclaimed, "No one is a failure until they blame someone else."
Father Knows Best: Top Ten Tremendous Tips
My father was a humorist and a motivator whose outlook on life was exuberant beyond description, yet he was also one of the most pragmatic, contrar...
Avoid the Clichés this Father’s Day
Although known for being a world class comedian, my father was the consummate pragmatist. His ability to blend the bitter with the sweet echoed in ...
the father i never knew
My father, the late Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, said that he knew Abraham Lincoln better than Lincoln’s own mother. He made this bold statement due...
how to create the most memorable father’s day gift ever
I’ll never forget the thrill I got when I read a book filled with tremendous truths that were completely opposite to what I had believed. The books...
