While talking with a friend the other day I was asked if I have regrets about a path I chose which ultimately put my big picture goal at least two years behind. I answered without having to think long about the question, “no, I have no regrets”. I have no regrets due to many reasons such […]

There is an Italian proverb, “between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out”.  We are all guilty of this at one time or another and I suppose that’s just human nature. For some though, it’s normal behavior. Too often excuses are made and they’re made in such a way excuses sound like […]

I love books. I love reading. I’m most often guilty of reading several books at the same time-well, not exactly together but no doubt in the same day or hour. I own a kindle, it was given to me as a gift and I love it! This brings me to my minor dilemma; when I […]

Sometimes change is what makes all the difference. Sometimes change is up to you and sometimes it’s out of your hands and you have to accept it. Change occurs in our personal life, our job, with family members and beyond; it’s how we react to it that matters most.  When change is up to you, […]

Today is earth day, a great day to plant vegetable seeds. The weather has dipped into the thirties at night so I’m only planting cold crop; lettuces, spinach, arugula, etc. I have garlic that I planted in the fall and covered with a warm blanket of hay peeking out of the soil. It’s very exciting […]

Which Tragedy? On Monday, a bombing at the Boston marathon finish line, on Wednesday night a fertilizer plant explosion in Waco, Texas. Ultimately all of the world’s tragedies included. This week’s events are always on my mind. It’s difficult to be positive when so many are in devastating emotional and physical pain. The Boston Marathon […]