… thanksgiving … I wrote last week about those folks who have altered my path in life. In last week’s article, I wrote about a friend who died and how his influence introduced me to a lot of my friends and different music … etc. Anyway, I’ve been mired in...
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ― Charles Dickens Happy Thanksgiving Week! We should all take time to stop and be thankful more in our lives. I have recently had several of those moments when you sit back and think thank goodness. The...
A couple of months ago I was mentally envisioning this week as my “breathing” week. Over the past six weeks, I traveled a ton, spoke in North Carolina, and generally did things outside of my comfort zone. “How’d that work out for you, Steve – the envisioning yourself in the...
I did my first ever keynote (their word) speech in North Carolina last week. I completely spazzed out before and drove people (Jill and IT) crazy. It was so cool though and everything went really well. I took off my glasses so I couldn’t see anyone, turned the lights down...
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. - Buddha Remember the old proverb “Two wrongs don’t make a right”? I use this saying a lot with my kids when they try to deflect blame...
So I got back from my workout yesterday about 5:15PM. I was tooling around in the kitchen when someone said “How can I help you, Steve?” My heart froze because I live alone. The voice was female and I thought “Who’s here?” I ran around my house saying “Hello? Anyone...
Today is my birthday. I’m not ignoring my “special day” but neither am I embracing it. Not for any reason in particular, it is just that at my advanced age of 51, celebration is saved for things like good naps and regularity. If you look at my Facebook page, it...
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop Rick and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary on October 23rd. Interesting fact, my parents and Rick’s parents were married on October 23, 1965, so we were married on that same day 34 years later. If you...
I had a banjo for awhile. It was the loudest thing ever. I really tried to like it but no matter what, it was just loud and twangy. Kudos to the banjo players of the world. My sister loved the look of the Pacer car which is felt by many...
My friend in Arizona has become the “rescue cat” lady. She is always extolling us with stories of cats who lived in garbage compactors (rescued but lost a limb) and a bag of newborn kittens in a convenience store dumpster (they are bottle feeding them) … to tell you the...
