Keep at It!

Keep at It!

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin Roosevelt Too often we don’t make the effort to really push through on accomplishment. We think that if something...
Come Back to the Present

Come Back to the Present

The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present— Pick the day. Enjoy it—to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come . . . and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the...
The Rummage Sale

The Rummage Sale

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that’s why I don’t have a boyfriend. Lucy Liu One common cultural sign of our day is found on telephone poles with its arrow pointing down the...
Being Yourself

Being Yourself

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill This statement by Churchill was my favorite as a teenager. It continually reminded me that I...
Boxed In or An Artist?

Boxed In or An Artist?

Every Child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.  Pablo Picasso Was there a point in your growing up that the fire of your self-expression went out? When was your joy to...