Quiet Inspiration

“There are places I’ll rememberAll my life, though some have changedSome forever, not for betterSome have gone and some remainAll these places have their momentsWith lovers and friends I still can recallSome are dead and some are livingIn my life, I’ve loved them all“ – John Lennon – “My Life” In some ways, it was…

Keeping things Moving

“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt I have always embraced the idea of “progress”. I learned early in my life that it isn’t always getting to the finish line that is the most important but during the journey we follow to reach the destination….

Potential

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner With the beginning of the new year comes the usual onslaught of resolutions, promises, and goals. I think that many of us look…

Endings and Beginnings

“Trust that an ending is followed by a beginning.” – Naveera Salam It is momentarily hard to believe that we are already turning another page on the calendar and getting ready to begin a new year. I say, “momentarily” because when I really take a few moments to think of the past twelve months, I…

The Storm Before the Calm

It is hard to believe that we already have a foot in December’s door. As each year passes, it seems to do so much more quickly. I don’t know if that is related to getting older or being busy or just not paying attention. It seems like only a few weeks ago it was the…

Small Victories

“Celebrate small victories often. Mourn failures quickly. Do what is necessary without fanfare.” – Chris Brogan This week I am ‘yoinking’ the title of my blog from a new book I received last week in the mail. It is a brand-new coloring book by Johanna Basford called “Small Victories” and I think that not only…

Progress

“Do not wait. The time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your commend, and better tools will be found as you go along.” George Herbert Progress is sometimes underappreciated. So many of us are so busy looking at the end result of any…

Time After Time

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” J. R. R. Tolkien I have always had this love/hate relationship with time. From the time I was a young child, I thought that it often passed too quickly. Maybe because we were always busy. I am not sure….

Spending Time

“There is only one thing more precious than our time and that is what we spend it on.” -Leo Christopher It was another week that was both busy and full. It seemed to go by in the blink of an eye and it is hard to believe we are nearly through the month of October…

Baltimore Oriole and New Artwork

“I am ever-changing and always evolving, always trying new things.”
-Thomas Rhett

Color my World

“There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors . . . it’s an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job.”
-Conrad Hall

My “Perfect” Day

“Life is in seasons. Whatever season you find yourself, learn to adapt.”
-Fela Bank-Olemoh