"If it ain't one thing it's another" was a catchy phrase I often heard growing up. At the time, I didn't give it much thought, except that I heard it a lot. But fast forward a few decades, and I get it; in life, there's always going to be something I recently heard a pastor say as he delivered the eulogy for a young man who had battled addiction most of his life: "We all have issues. And if you are sitting out there in your pew thinking that you don't have any, then maybe that's your issue-you think you don't have any." Man, was he on target. There's always something It's your health. Disease is robbing you of your joy. Free your mind It's your finances. You just lost your job and bills are piling up. Free your mind It's your addiction. Your life is spiraling out of control. Free your mind It's your weight. You know you need to do better but can't seem to get a grip. Free your mind It's your run-ins with the law. You're an ex-convict, stuck in the penal system's revolving door. Free your mind It's your childhood. Abuse and rape have left you with wounds so deep that they have festered into a sore that just won't heal. Free your mind It's your relationships. You've been beaten and battered by your spouse and you don't know where to turn. Free your mind It's your gender identity. You are gay and you feel trapped. Free your mind Free Your Mind and the Best Will Follow is a guide to letting go of your issues and living your dreams. It is a book of stories, spiritual truths, and activities that will help you realize that you are so much more than your circumstances and conditions. Now is the time to reconnect with your inner power. It's time to let go of your past.

Initiated in 2005, "small change: Big Results" is an extension of "small change, a 28 Day Guide to Eating, Thinking, and Feeling Healthier" written and developed with my mother, Myrtle D. Russell. Within months of the initial release we realized that a disproportionate number of the students were neither at their ideal weight nor in satisfactory physical condition. Seeking big results in the fight against childhood obesity, this venture ultimately spawned from the sheer desire to help others be healthy and live prosperous lives. It quickly became our mission to help parents and their children find healthy alternatives to the disturbing immobilization trend going on in way too many American households. Use this book as a tool to begin to make some small changes in your child's life by infusing sports and physical activity. Use it for the sole purpose of getting your child on the go and having fun. You will need time, a positive attitude, and a simple journal to note the positive, life-altering recommendations discussed throughout this book.

"If it ain't one thing it's another" was a catchy phrase I often heard growing up. At the time, I didn't give it much thought, except that I heard it a lot. But fast forward a few decades, and I get it; in life, there's always going to be something I recently heard a pastor say as he delivered the eulogy for a young man who had battled addiction most of his life: "We all have issues. And if you are sitting out there in your pew thinking that you don't have any, then maybe that's your issue-you think you don't have any." Man, was he on target. There's always something It's your health. Disease is robbing you of your joy. Free your mind It's your finances. You just lost your job and bills are piling up. Free your mind It's your addiction. Your life is spiraling out of control. Free your mind It's your weight. You know you need to do better but can't seem to get a grip. Free your mind It's your run-ins with the law. You're an ex-convict, stuck in the penal system's revolving door. Free your mind It's your childhood. Abuse and rape have left you with wounds so deep that they have festered into a sore that just won't heal. Free your mind It's your relationships. You've been beaten and battered by your spouse and you don't know where to turn. Free your mind It's your gender identity. You are gay and you feel trapped. Free your mind Free Your Mind and the Best Will Follow is a guide to letting go of your issues and living your dreams. It is a book of stories, spiritual truths, and activities that will help you realize that you are so much more than your circumstances and conditions. Now is the time to reconnect with your inner power. It's time to let go of your past.