Monthly Archives: March 2022

My Influence My life shall touch a dozen lives Before this day is done, Leave countless marks of good or ill, Ere sets the evening sun. This, the wish I always wish, The prayer I always pray: Lord, may my … Continue reading →

“Do not wait for great strength before setting out, for immobility will weaken you further. Do not wait to see clearly before starting out; one has to walk toward the light. “When you take the first step, accomplish that tiny … Continue reading →

When Irish eyes are miling”    T-short slogan Since the luck of the Irish is ever available and St. Patrick is ever on the job, I thought we’d celebrate St. Patrick’s Day + 1! Instead of green bagels and beer, some … Continue reading →

“Art is a tyrant. It demands heart, brain, soul, body. The entire mess of the votary. Nothing less will win its highest favor. I wed art. It is my husband, my world, my life dream, the air I breath. I … Continue reading →

“The brain is more powerful than we think it is. We pay more attention than we think we do. When we’re not so obstructed with the tools of recording, we’ll actually pay attention more.” Evelyn Klinkenborg Verlyn is a highly … Continue reading →

Success story: Enough Cracker Jack has been sold to stack boxes of it end-to-end around the world more than 63 times. It all started with one man’s dream and the Chicago World’s Fair. The years was 1893 and the man … Continue reading →

MarchWilliam Wordsworth The cock is crowing,The stream is flowing,The small birds twitter,The lake doth glitter,The green field sleeps in the sun;The oldest and youngestAre at work with the strongest;The cattle are grazing,Their heads never raising;There are forty feeding like one!Like … Continue reading →

We think in sentences, and the way we think is the way we see. If we think in the structure subject/verb/direct-object, then that is how we form our world. By cracking open that syntax, we release energy and are able … Continue reading →

As we all watch with despair and disbelief at the damage that a puny, heartless autocrat can inflict, as fate would have it, I’ve been spending some time with another Russian—not a craven autocrat, but a charming aristocrat: Count Alexander … Continue reading →

As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the world.   Virginia Woolf Yesterday, March 8, was International Women’s Day, so I’m playing catch-up. It’s hard to think of a woman author who met the challenge … Continue reading →