by Rich Schmelke | Apr 1, 2021 | Rich's Blog
Do you find it hard to believe that humans are naturally compassionate creatures? If you watch your local and/or national news broadcasts with any frequency, it might be easy to come to the conclusion that we humans are not necessarily compassionate by nature....
by Rich Schmelke | Mar 1, 2021 | Rich's Blog
On Christmas Eve, 1944 in the English Channel, with the lights of Cherbourg shining clearly and comforting, the troopship Leopoldville carrying 2,223 troops was torpedoed and subsequently sank, taking 802 souls with her. The story of the sinking of the Leopoldville...
by Rich Schmelke | Feb 1, 2021 | Rich's Blog
I have an amazing life. My wife Linda, loves, honors, respects, and encourages me to be me. I have friends who support and encourage me as I endeavor to bring love, light and peace to all whom I encounter. We live in a beautiful lakefront home surrounded by...
by Rich Schmelke | Jan 1, 2021 | Rich's Blog
By the time you read this, the door to the year 2020 will have closed and the door to the year 2021 will have opened. None of us knows how the coming year will unfold, but each and every one of us has a choice on how we will approach it. Let me share with you how I...
by Rich Schmelke | Dec 1, 2020 | Rich's Blog
This month my inspiration comes from the book “The POWER of DECISION” by Raymond Charles Barker. There is no lack in the number of people who want to tell you how you should be; how you should look, how you should think, who you should vote for, who you should love...