Centerline
At Soul Force Strategies, we believe the most powerful life is one lived in alignment—with your values, your purpose, and your deeper self. Centerline is where strategic insight meets soulful reflection. Here, you'll find thoughtful articles, personal reflections, and practical tools to help you lead with clarity, live with intention, and grow from the inside out. Whether you’re navigating change, refining your identity, or reaching for your next level, Centerline is your space to recalibrate, realign, and rise.
Love Is a Choice: The Power of Commitment
He proposed three weeks after we met—not because we were ready, but because we were willing. Thirty-two years later, we’ve learned that love isn’t sustained by ease but forged through the daily choice to stay. Commitment, communication, and endurance have turned our imperfect beginning into something deeply strong and real.
Faith Through Doubt: Wrestling Toward Deeper Strength
Wrestling with God is not rebellion—it’s relationship. Doubt doesn’t destroy faith; it deepens it. The refiner’s fire is not punishment—it’s preparation.
Lessons from 19 Moves: What Reinvention Has Taught Me About Identity
After nineteen moves — across states, countries, and continents — I’ve learned that reinvention isn’t the opposite of identity; it’s how identity is revealed. Each transition strips away what’s familiar and invites us to choose who we’ll become next. This is what nineteen moves have taught me about courage, belonging, and the quiet art of starting over.
Integration — Becoming Who You Choose to Be
Integration is not perfection. It’s the moment when what you know becomes how you live. Every day, ask yourself: Who do I choose to be today? Then live your answer.
Future Self as Compass
Identity isn’t static — it’s a compass pointing toward who you’re becoming. By connecting to your future self, you align today’s choices with tomorrow’s vision. Through practices like the Heroic Identity exercise, WOOP, and visioning, you can turn aspiration into direction and live each day guided by the person you’re meant to be.
Grace for the Gaps: What It Means to Rest in God’s Grace When We Fall Short
We all have gaps between who we are and who we’re striving to become. God’s grace doesn’t erase those gaps — it fills them. Grace meets us where we fall short, empowers us to rise again, and turns our striving into worship.
Integrity & Alignment
Integrity is alignment in action—the moment your choices, energy, and focus reflect who you’ve chosen to become. It’s not perfection, but wholeness practiced daily.
The Stress Test of Identity
Crisis doesn’t create identity—it reveals it. When pressure rises, who you truly are steps into view. Stress isn’t the enemy; it’s the forge that shapes you into who you’ve chosen to become.
Habits as Identity Builders
Our habits are not just actions — they’re the daily brushstrokes that paint our future selves. Each small choice is a vote for the person we are becoming. Align your habits with your virtues, and you’ll transform not just what you do, but who you are.
Faith Over Familiar: Stepping Out in Trust When God Calls You Into the Unknown
After 30 years of military life, I’m once again standing on the edge of the unknown — trusting that God will light the next step even when I can’t see the path ahead. Faith over familiar means letting go of certainty and clinging instead to the One who guides us through every transition.
Identity Anchored in Virtue
When your identity is anchored in virtues, life feels steady—even when circumstances shift. Virtues like courage, patience, and integrity become the inner roots that guide how you think, speak, and act. They shape not just who you are, but how you show up in every relationship, workplace, and moment.
Identity Is Created, Not Found
We don’t find ourselves — we forge ourselves. Identity isn’t buried treasure waiting to be discovered; it’s a masterpiece we sculpt one choice at a time. Every decision, every habit, every small act of courage is a vote for who we are becoming.
The Sermon on the Mount: A Blueprint for Soul Force
Two thousand years ago, on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee, Jesus offered a radical invitation—to live with strength rooted in love, not domination; humility, not ego. The Sermon on the Mount isn’t just a sermon—it’s a spiritual blueprint for living with Soul Force. Through its timeless teachings on humility, integrity, forgiveness, and faith, we discover how to anchor ourselves in divine power and become light-bearers in a fractured world.
Weathering Storms with Soul Force
Life doesn’t always go as planned. Recently, I found myself in a hospital bed facing unexpected procedures and complications. In the past, I might have spiraled into fear or victimhood. But this time, Heroic helped me hold my centerline. Instead of wallowing, I chose antifragility—turning the storm into strength.
What is Identity? (Being vs. Doing)
For years, I answered the question “What do you do?” with, “I’m just a mom.”
That little word “just” chipped away at how I saw myself, tying my worth to a role instead of who I truly was. Identity isn’t about titles or résumés—it’s about the way we choose to show up, moment by moment.
Light in the Midst of Chaos
When the world feels heavy and chaos seems louder than peace, it’s easy to lose hope. Yet Scripture reminds us that God’s promises are sure and His light cannot be overcome. Hope isn’t blind optimism—it’s an anchor in God’s faithfulness. Even in dark times, we can choose to be candles that shine.
Service (Part 3): Beginning at Home
Service doesn’t always look grand. Sometimes the most meaningful acts happen quietly at home—with our families, our closest relationships, and the people right in front of us.
Home, One Year Later – Carrying the Journey Forward
One year after my round-the-world journey, I realize the trip never really ended. The true souvenirs weren’t places or photos, but the lessons in courage, connection, curiosity, and gratitude—lessons uncovered only by making space for reflection.
Belgium – Leaving Room for More
Belgium was beautiful—but unfinished. In just three days, I saw enough to fall in love, but not enough to satisfy. And maybe that’s the point: some places are meant to leave us wanting more.
The Netherlands – Go Big or Go Home
The Netherlands doesn’t do subtle. From flower parades to endless tulip fields, it was beauty on a grand scale. It left me inspired to stop holding back and start showing up wholeheartedly.
