An encounter at the park with my granddaughter becomes a teachable moment. Always be your best self. You never know who may be watching.

Kurt Vonnegut recounts a life changing incident that taught him that chasing excellence isn’t always the goal. Experience is what truly enriches us.

The last year has taught us many lessons. Perhaps the greatest for me is acceptance. We can’t control what happens to us. But we can control how we respond.

This Memorial Day, may we never forget the sacrifices others have made for the freedoms we too often take for granted… and model their behavior.

If you see people who continue to mask as masking requirements are lifted, here are some thoughts that may be helpful to remember.

The very title of Seals and Crofts “Summer Breeze” branded it, over time, as a Summer Song, even though it’s prime happened in September.

When I was a senior in high school, we had a teacher who gave us a lesson in finding happiness that still resonates today.

Pound for pound, nothing in the Motown cannon will ever top 1969’s Temptations unforgettable “I Can’t Get Next to You”.

When Atlantic records needed a single from the “Fragile” LP, they didn’t tell the band they were cutting the 8:29 album version to 3:27. Yes first heard it on the radio when traveling between gigs and they weren’t happy about it… until it became a smash hit.

“Motherhood is.. the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs In Heaven