"Stupid is as stupid does" ~ Forest Gump's Mama 🍫 Who knew that fiercely protective and wise, albeit fictional, Mrs. Gump could continue...

💡 "All the world's a stage..." so saideth our friend William (Shakespeare, that is) 🌟 And when you are living your best life (or darn...

a normal work morning turns into eight hours of buzzing oxygen alarms, snaking IV lines constricting around her body, a cacophony of...

September 2, 2024: Today marks 28 years since the stillbirth of my first-born son, Spencer. I have shared his story in the past on a...

During my childhood, I remember watching actors win Oscars during the Academy Awards. The next day, they would inevitably be interviewed...

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words... words... words... words... never-ceasing words.... Letters tumble thru my mind like Scrabble tiles whipped in a dice shaker......

"Dreaming is a form of planning" ~ Glennon Doyle As a leader who teaches other leaders, I find it important to continuously learn and...

"Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road!" - the Munchkins in Oz In 1900, L. Frank Baum authored a ground-breaking...

"Every fire is the same size when it starts." There's a small thought itching in the back of my mind. I'll pay it no attention today....

"A woman shows the world: who she is; what she values; and what she believes." ~ Iyanla Vanzant How do you move through life? Are you...

"I believe in fairy tales - And dreamer's dreams - Like bedsheet sails - And I believe in Peter Pan And miracles, anything I can to get...

"If you can fail doing something you don't like, then why not dare to do something you love?" ~Jim Carrey 40 years ago - I said I wanted...

"Turn up the wattage so people can see it and aren't afraid to do it themselves." ~ Cynthia Erivo When you are working hard at being...

I'm awake. Listening to the sounds of a thunderstorm roll through the area. Lightening bolts dare to penetrate through my room-darkening...

"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it's going to launch you...

"To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest of details." ~ Giorgio Armani relentless......

"How often people only tell us about our limited possibilities instead of our limitless capabilities... let that underestimation fuel...

"Don't call them dreams, call them plans." I wrote a book. I wrote a book more than a year ago but a pandemic laced with crippling...

From Show It Until You Know It: A Guide to Building Self-Confidence: "Aren’t you nervous? Aren’t you scared? How can you get up there in...