An Overnight Success

Sometimes, it seems like someone just comes out of nowhere and they are an overnight success. Just like that. Boom. Discovered. No matter that they studied their craft from the age of 3. No matter that they practiced and tried Read More …

Don’t Look Back

It’s getting to that time of year, of graduations and celebrations and moving on… Of course, you should always be aware of where you started and your surroundings. Be safe. Be practical. Be respectful… but don’t look back. You can’t Read More …

Make Your Mark

Other than my grandparents, who took the easy AND the hard way out of this – you, too can make your mark. In our lives, our human lives – as frail as they are – being able to leave a Read More …

Be Polite

I am pretty sure that each and every person out there had someone, whether it was mom or dad, Nana or Pop-Pop (or maybe it was Grandpa or Grammie), an aunt, a neighbor, a teacher, a brother… someone who taught Read More …

Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained.

The saying Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained. Should definitely make someone think. If you do not take the risk, you don’t have the opportunity to earn the reward. It is an old proverb and one that most have heard, but don’t Read More …

The Old Familiar

The old familiar places have us comfortable and confident… but maybe you’re just stuck in a rut. It is time to shake things up. Make some noise. Change the routine. Move your seat. Update your morning breakfast choices. Reinvent your Read More …

Do You Still…

It is reunion season, for some (for many) as the school year draws to a close, at any given time, people out there are being asked “Do you still…?” If you have recently been invited to a reunion – prepare Read More …

Fun and Familiar

Going somewhere, that is both fun and familiar is a good idea… I wonder if the things we do are more fun, because of the people or because of what we do. Tonight, we were at a fancy, schmancy hotel Read More …