Live life in high-definition

Over the holidays, I spent a lot of time sick, and/or of nursing sick family members, which meant watching a lot of television. It was then, contemplating the new year we’re about to herald in, that my television viewing epiphany happened: life is better in High Definition (HD). We were introduced to the world of television with a few hours …

Quiet the clutter: sell it, donate it, change it or recycle it

Over the holidays I spent many a peaceful night admiring the Christmas tree lights in the dark, once the house was quiet. Now, with opened presents stacked under the tree in the daylight, all I can think is, “What’s that noise?” The noise is coming from the presents under the tree, it’s coming from the pile of papers on the …

Fear doesn’t have to be proportional to age– Dr. Seuss taught us that!

I love that young children will try anything. Present a young child with a new sport, a new language, a new food, and he or she will try it. However, that changes quickly — just show most children a plate of vegetables. Based on experience, children who don’t like spinach or broccoli will start refusing to try other green foods, …

Quotes in Closing: all new for April 2009

Once again I’m back with quotes – this time focusing on learning, persisting, doing, leading, being, loving, and living. (only one repeat quote in the bunch) I get by with a little help from my friends