Let’s Make Friends With the World!

“If I can’t impact people then this whole thing is a waste.” ~ Chris Rosati Barry and I are avid fans of Steve Hartman’s segments on CBS Sunday Morning. A couple of weeks ago he had a tribute to Chris Rosati, a man Steve had profiled first in 2013 with subsequent updates. Chris lived inContinue reading “Let’s Make Friends With the World!”

Let’s Chill Out!

“Our culture encourages us to plan every moment and fill our schedules with one activity and obligation after the next, with no time to just be. But the human body and mind require downtime to rejuvenate. I have found my greatest moments of joy and peace just sitting in silence, and then I take thatContinue reading “Let’s Chill Out!”

To Do a Shakespeare Play or Not To Do a Shakespeare Play

“The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.” ~ Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own “If men could see us as we really are, they would be a little amazed; but the cleverest, the acutest men are often under an illusion about women;Continue reading “To Do a Shakespeare Play or Not To Do a Shakespeare Play”

Some of My Favorite Things

“People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don’t EVER stop!” ~ Steve Maraboli “There was a definite process by which one made people into friends; it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at aContinue reading “Some of My Favorite Things”

What to We Want to Be?

“This is the United States of America. What have we become?” Social Media Meme “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” ~ Lucille Ball “There are two ways to live:Continue reading “What to We Want to Be?”