The Real Way to Tell Your Story
Open Yourself Up, Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve
My First Steak
Did you know that your sense of smell can trigger memories and emotions? It’s true. Your nose can take you back in time quicker than any of your other senses. I’m not sure if we can fine tune that enough to help you find your keys. And it probably can’t compete with Apple’s find my …
Sometimes You’ve Got to Break the Rules
How do you live “outside the box” and yet have a deep respect for “following the rules”? I’m learning that there is this weird dichotomy living within me. On one hand, I have a deeply ingrained recognition of rules and the need to follow to have order in our lives. No matter how many times …
What Are Your Dreams?
What are your dreams? I stared at those words on the page, waiting for something to pop into my head. Squeezing my eyes shut, I dug and dug into the depths of my mind. Nothing. What are my dreams? I have no idea. Why didn’t I have a vision for my life and my future? …
Be an Agent of Change, Live Your Beliefs
Belief is a very personal thing isn’t it? And, no matter what you try, there really isn’t anything you can say to change someone else’s belief. Or is there? I remember as a five-year-old little, I truly and deeply believed that there was a monster living under my bed. No matter how many times my …
21 Days of Discovery
Growing up, I spent summers with my godparents in a rural town in northern Ohio. There, we were surrounded by expansive farms, miles and miles of hay fields straddled here and there by rows and rows of corn. Their home, however, was in a rare arrangement with 10 or so other homes, suburban style, all …