Monthly Archives: February 2025

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”Maya Angelou Seeing this wonderful classic quote emblazoned on a chalk board at one of my favorite local hangouts prompted me to share more words of wisdom from … Continue reading →

May your wishes all come trueMay you always do for othersAnd let others do for youMay you build a ladder to the starsAnd climb on every rungMay you stay forever youngForever young, forever youngMay you stay forever young —from the … Continue reading →

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a lovely love poem: A Birthday My heart is like singing birdWhose nest is in a watered shoot;My heart is like an apple-treeWhose boughs are bent with thickest fruit;My heart is like a rainbow shellThat … Continue reading →

I’m often late these days in late in sending out my KWD posts. Today, for example, I’m really late—it’s after 12. To be honest, I overslept. I didn’t fall asleep until late and woke up late. Really late! Sometimes I … Continue reading →

As we honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday today, it’s worth remembering that he endured a host of setbacks, personal and political. He knew what it felt like to fail and to fight another day. We all face obstacles. Whatever is happening … Continue reading →

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”Hans Hofmann, Artist Right above my desk I have a sign with the word “Simplify” carved into it. Every once in a while, I glance up … Continue reading →

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.”Victor Hugo Today, February 10, is Boris Pasternak’s birthday—he was born in 1890. Abe Books sold an original, Russian language … Continue reading →

The Sea Gipsy I am fevered with the sunset,I am fretful with the bay,For the wander-thirst is on meAnd my soul is in Cathay. There’s a schooner in the offingWith her topsails shot with fire,And my heart has gone aboard … Continue reading →

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” Charles Dickens “What comes from the heart goes to the heart.” Samuel Coleridge It is hard sometimes to remember that our finest, truest, deepest work as writers comes from the heart. We are … Continue reading →

My friend and mentor Dr. Rob Gilbert’s amazing Success Hotline (973.743.4690) is a constant source of motivation for me in writing this blog. In fact, his stories and daily hotline actually inspired me to launch KWD. I am always thrilled … Continue reading →