“Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.” ― Cassandra Clare, “Clockwork Prince” From museums to television shows and  from boardrooms to bedrooms, secrets are controlling the actions of people every day. Many things in life might be out of our control, […]

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! The announcement for an event called the Polyglot Conference popped onto my screen, and I was really intrigued.  “Polyglot” was a word I didn’t know, and I […]

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning Actor Jim Carrey was 15 years old when he found himself in a situation where he was supporting his family while they lived in a van. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was 39, he developed polio, and his partial […]

“There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” — Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Good enough is OK for some things, but when it comes to my health, good enough just doesn’t work for me. Feeling a little […]

“On my honor, I will try:  To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.” “On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty To God and my country” ― Boy Scouts of America “I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that […]

“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” — G.K. Chesterton Being cheerful isn’t as easy as it sounds for some folks, and even for the most optimistic people, there are circumstances that try our positive outlooks. Let’s face it, sometimes circumstances do leave us feeling desperate, but is it […]

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” — Eckhart Tolle The small fountain in my flower bed sits just outside the window where I work. I noticed the fountain wasn’t flowing, the water was still, and there […]

“Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.” Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore You should have taken a minute to check on your father. You should have gone to the party. You were the only one who didn’t show up. When you […]

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. — George Bernard Shaw It’s funny how life’s lessons can be seen in simple things like toys. I remember the abacus-type toys of years ago, and how much fun it was to move the little bead along the wire, sometimes […]