Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life!
Each morning, when I open my eyes and welcome a new day, I see it is an opportunity!
An opportunity to make it the best day that it can be.
This opportunity means that I try to live each day as if it were my last!
One day it will be -- but until then -- I'll be sharing with you a variety of things that I've learned,
discovered, and even laughed at along the way. Enjoy my journey with me as we live it One Day at a Time!
Two Secrets of Success: From A Very Special Lady
Way back in 1961 or ’62, I met a very special lady who taught me two secrets of success that I still remember today. My husband and I had been married for about a year. Ron had just got out of the Navy and we had returned to … Read more
Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
“I hope in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you’re making mistakes, you’re trying new things, pushing yourself, changing yourself and your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before.” Neil Gaiman Every morning that I wake up, I consider it to be a gift, an … Read more
Charles Schultz and Charlie Brown
I’ve enjoyed creative writing ever since my freshman year in college when the professor was a published fiction writer in Saturday Evening Post magazine. He required us to submit one ceative piece each week and I was hooked. As a result, years later I discoverd the Santa Barbara … Read more
Memories of Summer Home Farm
History is important and it is incredibly sad to see it disappear only to be seen in old photos and memories. Last year, Big Basin State Park, filled with ancient redwoods and historic buildings, became a victim of the ongoing fires in Santa Cruz County, California. Most of … Read more
Nuggets of Wisdom for Both Life and Business
I grew up in the South where nuggets of wisdom were a fact of life. Here are some ones for life as well as business. They may be tongue in cheek but each and every one of them is oh so true! Don’t name a pig you plan … Read more