I recently read an interview in Writer’s Digest Magazine with Cheryl Strayed, author of Torch, Wild, and an online advice column on The Rumpus called “Dear Sugar”. When asked by Christina Katz why she took on the no-byline, no-pay assignment
Where the World Isn’t Good, Make It So!
For this inspirational quote, I turn to Gary Hughes, who pastors my small church in southwest Ohio. Every Sunday, Pastor Gary concludes his sermon with a charge for his congregation. It is this: This call to action always helps to
Event Planning With Attitude
Behind every successful event is someone who takes the time to establish goals, assemble a team, create an action plan, set a priority and deadline for each task in the plan, and then execute that plan with precision. This allows
Shower the People You Love With Love
If you make any resolutions for the new year, resolve that you will “shower the people you love with love” every chance you get. This classic James Taylor song makes me think about my dad. I think about the
Quotes to Live By – “Happiness is Not a Goal…”
Thank you Eleanor Roosevelt! We all need to remember the times and the places when we have felt the most passionate, when that swell of joy and contentment bubbled up inside – at that moment, you were living in your sweet
The Greatest Failure is the Failure to Try – Words to Live By
I saw The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel again last weekend, and remembered why I loved it so much the first time. It’s the story of a band of misfit senior citizens, strangers who find themselves thrown together in a place far removed from everything comfortable