Blog/Updates
The greatest gift you can give to a friend is yourself?
Yesterday I was truly fortunate to have a huge group of friends, close to 70, purposely choose to...
How do you handle/face the bad stuff?
A person’s self-worth and value ought not be based upon how they live during the good times...
Creativity brings inspiration into your life!
I will be the first to admit that I really suck at drawing! Yet, since the advent of the iPhone I...
Whatever happened to please and thank you?
I know that too many today live in an age of entitlement where everything is expected to...
Why remember? It will determine your future!
I was listening to a local talk show yesterday as they commemorated 9-11 and reflected on how this...
How do I become resilient?
Definition of resilience - the capability of a strained body to recover its size and...
Shut up, zip it and LISTEN!
I will be the first to admit that too often I’m more interested in making sure my pearls of wisdom...
#whyididn’treport!
I can’t fathom that a group of older women would honestly make the excuse for men that it’s...
Finder’s keepers? Never!
This last week while ordering my normal round of coffee from my Starbucks I saw some cash on the...
Baby steps make life happen!
I know as a teen and twenty-something I made the erroneous assumption that I was invincible and...
A Giant Chooses to Adopt a Bug in a Bush!
A giant, in the minds of many in the Valley, Nick Dugus, chooses not to smash a bug in a...
Trash pandemic – pick up your trash!
Headlines! After the Japanese Soccer team played in the World Cup their fans immediately brought...
Why the continued stigma with mental health?
Over the summer I had the privilege of taking a group of four Autistic kids to the lake to...
Passionate silence turns into ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Isn’t it possible that the youth of today, even the 9-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King...
Why am I Black and you’re White? Does that mean we can’t be friends?
I was having fun with giving my sun glasses to my little guys, Zion and Frank. As we were messing...
Struggle is real until you get your 1st job!
If you can remember your first job and the excitement, thrill and apprehension of real work then...
Do I have any spiritual or moral obligation to help the homeless?
Is it really my fault or business if someone chooses to live on the street or be unemployed?...
Time is the most amazing gift in life! Spend time with a kid and change the world!
It’s amazing that everyone regardless of age, gender, social economic circumstances and race...
Button pushed? React of stop and think?
I don’t know about you but I consider myself to be a patient individual who can usually determine...
Eating a meal together will change the world and your life!
I have to admit that most often my wife, better half is always correct, especially when it comes...
New Year is for the young to learn from the old!
New Years is so much more than whether Mariah ‘bombed’ or Ms. Spears goes out in glory in Vegas....
Make life an adventure get off your iPhone or droid!
Do you ever get jealous of that friend or even stranger that is bold, adventurous and courageous?...
Two minds are better than one!!
One of the most amazing gifts and joys in my life is when I’m able to connect with someone who...
Can helping actual hurt someone?
I think all of us have heard the phrase give a man a fish and feed him for a day but rather give...
Teaching is the most important profession, yet, it’s treated like second class! Why?
I’m always incredibly amazed at the impact that teachers, tutors and mentors can have on youth and...