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It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times

“The truth is, we are all one connected thing.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” ~ Albert Camus “Countless scientific studies show that steeling yourself against the negative, preparing for the worst, actually putsContinue reading “It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times”

It’s An Opportunity

Like many people I thought that once the elections were over, we would have some peace from the political insanity. Nope. Not gonna to happen. But maybe that’s a good thing. Like many of you, I’m exhausted. But I just keep thinking that I have to continue plugging along trying in my small way toContinue reading “It’s An Opportunity”

Finding My Direction

“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore “As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” ~ Albert Schweitzer “One way or another, we all have to find what best fostersContinue reading “Finding My Direction”

Write What You Know.

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.” ~ George Allen, Sr. “Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place – from the deep,Continue reading “Write What You Know.”

Terrible TV

“A moment of anger can destroy a lifetime of work, whereas a moment of love can break barriers that took a lifetime to build.” ~ Leon Brown “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~ Anne Frank “A hero is someone who has given hisContinue reading “Terrible TV”