You hear their words in your head like a tape on a repetitive loop. This is how you change the tape.
Thoughts from the Front Lines of the Heroin Epidemic
Tim Lineweaver has been there and works on the frontlines. The heroin epidemic isn’t going away and it’s in your homes and your backyards.
A Dad’s Letter to His Long Gone Father and the Unending Quest to Forgive
Tim Lineaweaver shares his heartfelt letter to his father who is no longer here. It is an epistle that demands answers from one who cannot respond.
In Praise of the Underdog
In sports, as in life, we love the underdog. Every day we battle the odds, and now more than ever, we feel the deck is stacked for those richer and more powerful than us. When we sit glued to the TV and watch an athlete or team defy the odds, and it gives us hope than we too, can prevail through our difficult circumstances.
Why We Run #17: Reclaiming My Life
In our darkest moments of life, we all need something to bring us back to the light.
Breaking Through Our Desperation By Singing Our Song
Tim Lineaweaver shares his views on how to replace the desperation of an unfulfilled life with joy.
From the Ashes Comes Love: A Stronger Family is Forged
I’ve heard my wife tell the story a handful of times over the twenty-plus years of our marriage. I am always moved by it, or more accurately, I identify strongly with it. It is a story of leaving your family behind too soon; not as a choice but because staying would be even more…
The Most Important Relationship a Man Will Ever Have
The one with himself. Here are some ideas to become a self lover.
Trauma, Gunfire and Blood: Through It All A Marriage Abides
One of the implicit desires in life is to be fully understood by the people we love and who love us back. Where this desire is part of the human experience, the beauty of marriage lies in exploring this desire together.
Things I Wish My Father Had Taught Me About Being a Man
“Laugh, deeply, from your gut, at the absurdity of the world and at your own imperfections.”
An Argument Against Hitting Your Children: And Some Alternatives
Tim Lineaweaver believes a child should grow up believing their home is a safe place to be. It was something he himself didn’t have.
Unsexy Things Necessary for Staying Committed
Sorry, folks. Date nights and weekend escapes just won’t cut it. Staying together means getting down and dirty in other ways, too.
A List of Unsexy Things to Think About Before Committing
Not pithy, sexy, or fun, a relationship checklist to consider before making a serious commitment.
One Man’s Life-Long Love of the Allman Brother’s Band or How Music Saved My Life
Think music is just for listening purposes? Think again.
The Road to Self-Respect
Tim Lineaweaver shares his experience of his rough road to recovery, sobriety, and subsequent self-respect.
I Box, Therefore I Am (Part Two)
In part two of his series on becoming a boxer, Tim Lineaweaver gets over his fear and finds a trainer.