“You’re Not The Boss Of Me”

by | Mar 9, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance

While I admit to being surgically attached to my Kindle, I still love an excursion to an actual bookstore. There’s really nothing like holding an old school book in your hand: leafing through the pages, admiring the cover art, daring the jacket blurb to draw you in. ...

Giving Up? 3000 Reasons Why Not To.

by | Mar 7, 2016 | Gratitude, Perseverance, Writing

A few years ago, I read an article about a 13 year old girl named Athena Orchard who died of a rare form of bone cancer.  I’ve never forgotten Athena, for a number of reasons.  First and foremost, the tragedy of her having such an unfairly short amount of time on this...