“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.” ~ Helen Keller “Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is alwaysContinue reading “The Importance of Story”
Category Archives: Words
My Life Flows On In Endless Song
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer This morning I woke up with one of my favorite hymns in my head. “My life flows on in endless song; Above earth’s lamentation I hear the real though far off hymn That hails a new creation.Continue reading “My Life Flows On In Endless Song”
Opportunities
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle “Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.” ~ Napoleon Hill “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” ~ Betty Friedan Recently I’ve been helping my sister brainstorm ideas for a series of YouTube videos to helpContinue reading “Opportunities”
Words, Words, Words
“I never feel lonely if I’ve got a book – they’re like old friends. Even if you’re not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they’re part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.” ~ Emilia Fox “There are three kinds of men.Continue reading “Words, Words, Words”
What If We Could Change the World?
“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” ~ Malala Yousafzai “Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” ~ George Lois “It takes a different value system if you wish to change the world.” ~ Jacque FrescoContinue reading “What If We Could Change the World?”