Being Helpful

A long time ago, there was a pretty famous book entitled All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten. It was cute and seemed quaint, but it is so true. To be happy and reasonably successful as a grown-up, you can get quite a long way by just starting with be...

Dealing With The Inevitable

During my “day gig” as a digital marketer, I have a variety of clients that I love.  One of our new clients in a Continuing Care Retirement Community, and so I am learning a lot about aging and aging gracefully from a community of people who I really...

Bookends

The Simon and Garfunkle song, Bookends, talks about old friends and memories. I went to a memorial service this weekend for a great man, Sam Armstrong. Sam was a teacher at Centreville School. My son James went there, as did Sam’s son, Jack. I knew Sam in his...

Pay it Forward- For Yourself!

I work for a digital marketing firm, and I produce a lot of content for the web- videos, blog posts, copy for websites, and more. The one thing I do every day that pays off the most in the long run, is trying to capture ideas, pictures and little snippets that end up...

You are More Than Your Audience

A friend was remarking on going back and deleting posts from his facebook and instagram accounts, trying to be quieter and more purposeful.  Part of the reason seemed to be a lack of attention to recent photos, etc. and it became painfully obvious to me. We are more...