January 2, 2016
The turnabout was extraordinary. Six months ago, Jana had hit rock bottom. She had gotten involved with people who shared questionable habits. Her job was wearing on her and she often wondered if she’d ever find a way out. Jana attended weekly counseling sessions with a person who believed in her. The expert knew there […]
January 2, 2016
‘You are my non judgmental friend. With you there is no drama. I can wear ragged clothes and sing off key and still you look at me with those all approving eyes. It is bewildering to me how superficial and mean some kids can be. Maybe they need a cat with your eyes to look […]
January 2, 2016
Each of us must walk to the beat our own drummer. Wise are they that keep searching for that special song that stirs the spirit….the one that erases all doubt….that brings them in tune with their soul that resonates with faith, hope, and love.
January 1, 2016
Tommy was in his first year of Little League and loved playing third base. His team was sponsored by a local clothing store named Mailliard’s whose owner attended games when he could. The youngster was consumed by the game and loved practice nearly as much as games. The team compiled a 14 and 2 record […]
January 1, 2016
Connor’s dad was promoted last year to national sales director for a large pharmaceutical company based in Dallas. Dan’s salary more than doubled but it seemed he spent an increasing amount of time in airports and hotels. He’d call most evenings but Connor still missed spending time with him. The work was exciting and Dan’s […]
January 1, 2016
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. Cecil Beaton
January 1, 2016
The first set was over in a hurry and your team feels out of sync. Here are seven things you can consider that honors that age old tennis maxim…..’never change a winning game but always change a losing one.’ 1. Talk on the changeover re: the pressure is actually on your opponents to finish the […]
January 1, 2016
Your doubles team won the first set easily 6-2. Twenty minutes later you are down 4-1 in the second. What happened? An all too common human tendency…..we relax and take our foot off the gas pedal and hit the cruise control button. Simultaneously, opponents dig in and fight like junkyard dogs. Put the two together […]
January 1, 2016
Oh come to me sweet angel the sun has set and the crickets long ago have stopped their evening chatter The dogs that barked incessantly have thankfully retired and yet my mind can’t let go Won’t you fly down and gently place your fingers softly upon my eyelids and close them ever so slowly Will […]
January 1, 2016
“He puts his cheek against mine and makes small, expressive sounds. And when I’m awake, or awake enough…. he turns upside down, his four paws in the air and his eyes dark and fervent. ‘Tell me you love me,’ he says. ‘Tell me again.’ Could there be a sweeter arrangement? Over and over he gets […]
December 31, 2015
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don’t win, at least you can be satisfied that you’ve tried. If you don’t accept failure as a possibility, you don’t set high goals, you don’t branch out, you don’t try – you don’t take the risk. Roslyn Carter
December 30, 2015
“We humans spend an inordinate amount of time in the future or in the past, and so miss out on the gifts of the present: the presents of the present, so to speak.” From the Mindful Golfer by Stephen Altschuler
December 30, 2015
Linda chose to stand to the side as Alexis was introduced. At age eleven, this was her first recital since starting piano lessons ten months ago. Her mom realized early on that the child had a gift. What impressed her most however, was her daughter’s commitment to practice faithfully in between lessons. There was a […]
December 30, 2015
You can have your hockey and baseball….and lacrosse. Hide and seek is my favorite pastime and this might be the best hiding place ever.
December 30, 2015
“It is a sad and pathetic fact that many people find life a dull, lackluster experience. People get themselves into ruts, which reminds me of a sign an old farmer put up one lovely spring beside a dirt road. “Choose your rut carefully: you will be in it for the next twenty-five miles.” A great […]
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