A
Bit about
Me and this Web-Site
Yea, that
is me: I laugh at myself when I look at that picture. I am embarrassed to
even have it on the site, but
its a bittersweet reminder of a time in life that looked so good but hurt
so bad.
I thought I had life
all figured out back then - little did I know what was ahead. My friends probably
thought different of me - I appeared to be pretty balanced - but
appearance, as we all learn at some point, is only skin deep, and perhaps
Andre was wrong for "image isn't everything".
I wasn't
some freak-weirdo or anything: I simply looked to myself to make life
happen. If I wanted something, I would get it. If something was broke, I
would fix it. I was developing into a self-made man - pretty confident
that my destiny was mine to determine. Then at
the age of 26 God broke through to my heart and began to show me I was
living life as an imposter. You see, on the outside I looked as if I had it all together when in
reality, on the inside I was sucking air big time - I was anxious, fearful
and restless. I so longed for contentment, but nothing ever pleased me -
not even myself. I was so hard on myself - drove myself constantly -
demanding perfection and when I didn't get it, would explode with anger.
But so few of us are willing to process and admit what is going on deep in
our soul.
What about You?
Have you been there? Are you there now? Maybe it is not anger or fear, but
it is something, isn't it? Something isn't clicking. Where are you looking for answers?
You are welcome to try what you want, but I need to pass this along: I
have tried a lot of things, and talked to people who have tried even more.
And what I have found in my life, and I have heard from countless others,
is that it never quite works until introduce God to your life.
God
and Human Life:
Let me be clear about where I am
coming from. I believe a relationship with God provides the foundational bricks
upon which the answers to life are built (note that I didn't say, going to
church or doing this or doing that, or not doing this or not doing that,
but a "relationship" with God provides the foundation - more on
that in other parts of the site).
I want you to
know I take this seriously and do not share another uneducated human opinion
about life or God. For the record, if that matters to you, I have a masters
in education and theology and lots of side-work in philosophy and
psychology. I have spent countless hours counseling clients dealing with
about every issue you could imagine. I don't pretend to be an "Einstein"
about all of this, but I have put some time in on the subject of life and
God.
By the way, you may be wondering,
do I really need God? You might get
by - many SEEM to, but why just experience life at half-speed. Trust me,
even though you may not know me; you have not experienced life until God
enters your story.
Today, I
live in Vail, Colorado where I teach ski lessons, a love and
passion of mine, and work for a local church as its community pastor. My life is not perfect. I have my tough days at times, and things don't always go as
planned. Circumstances come and go - some positive, some negative. But in
the midst of it all, there is a foundation underneath it all that keeps me sailing strong even in the midst of
the worst of storms - even my Mom's recent death. It is a foundation that
is a solid rock to stand on that keeps my heart at peace, patient
and focused.
Soooo... Life By Life has been created to share hope and answers with those
who are interested. It shares the key life lessons that have taken me from
a state of loneliness and confusion and brought me to a place of contentment and clarity. You probably don't know me, nor I you, but I sincerely hope that in
some way
the information in this web-site can do the same for you that it has done for me. And don't hesitate to email with your thoughts or questions!
I would love to hear what you think! Thanks for reading!
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