Monthly Archives: December 2020

As we launch into a new year, a lovely poem to light our way: Barterby Sara Teasdale Life has loveliness to sell,All beautiful and splendid things,Blue waves whitened on a cliff,Soaring fire that sways and singsAnd children’s faces looking upHolding … Continue reading →

What a difference a positive attitude makes! How it empowers us to fill our day with energy and creativity! To get us all started off in a sparkling, peppy “can-do” state of mind, here are “10 Positive Assumptions” to ponder … Continue reading →

It is a law of the universe: Assistance must always be given to those who request it.” Oprah Winfrey Frank Somma is a highly successful salesman, motivational speaker, and friend of my good friend and mentor, Rob Gilbert. Frank shares … Continue reading →

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless as ideas and splendid plans: That the moment … Continue reading →

Wishing you and yours all the blessings of the holiday season! Little Tree Little silent Christmas treeYou are so littleYou are more like a flower Who found you in the green forestAnd were you very sorry to come away?See I … Continue reading →

“I have been walking onto ball fields for sixteen years, and I’ve never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. I have had the great honor to have played with these great veteran ball players on my left … Continue reading →

“A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.” Ancient Proverb “There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” Celia Thaxter It’s definitely a misty morning outside my door, but inside, a soft summer breeze is blowing in my … Continue reading →

Be bigger than your fears.”Dorothy Sunday — December 20 — is my mom Dorothy’s birthday; she passed away of pancreatic cancer in 2004. Since then, my beautiful sister Stephanie and I came up with the idea of getting together to … Continue reading →

December Leaves The fallen leaves are cornflakes That fill the lawn’s wide dish. And night and noon The wind’s a spoon That stirs them with a swish, The sky’s a silver sifter A sifting white and slow, That gently shakes … Continue reading →

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.”Henry David Thoreau We’ve all had our moments of white-hot inspiration — and perhaps you’ve created a small gem from one. … Continue reading →