Monthly Archives: April 2024

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left but could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’”    Erma Bombeck Spending ourselves in service … Continue reading →

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett Fail forward — I don’t know about you, but learning how to fail successfully is tough for me. That’s why I’m sharing a second post about … Continue reading →

“Remember, there are two benefits to failure: First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn’t work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.” Roger von Oech, Creativity expert Failure gets a bad rap, … Continue reading →

“Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost.” Henry James, The Art of Fiction Today, April 15, is not just Tax Day, it’s also the birthday of the novelist and short story writer, Henry James—he was … Continue reading →

In honor of National Poetry Month, one of my favorite poems, which always makes me think of spring: Daffodils by William Wordsworth I wander’d lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once, I saw … Continue reading →

Poetry is the music of the soul.” Voltaire April showers bring May flowers, surely something joyous and uplifting to celebrate. The month of April also offers another delight: National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world. Coast to … Continue reading →

An inspiring story… When the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quinlan was 19 and a freshman in college, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Anna left school and returned home in September. Her mother passed in January. “It is amazing how … Continue reading →

“In flood time, you can see how some trees bend, and because they end, even their twigs are safe, while stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all.” Sophocles “And the wind said: ‘May you be as strong as the … Continue reading →

“You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your despair. In the central place of every heart, there is a recording chamber; so long as it receives messages … Continue reading →

A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” “It’s the job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish.” “A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.” “Not all those who wander are … Continue reading →