Celebrating Our Differences
Olivia and Patti on the dock of the Bay Inspiration. I spent a lot of time thinking about this and what to write. Many things inspire me, but it really boiled down to happiness. Many things bring happiness, but being around water is my inspiration and happiness….
I immediately purchased The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, on audible after listening to Michael Singer on Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul Sunday in 2018. This wonderful book has become a treasured part of my inspirational toolkit. After posting a two-line review on Audible, I am delighted to have an opportunity to provide…
Photo by Allie on Unsplash During this pandemic, K-12 students comprise one of the most vulnerable groups. Children are reliant on the decision-making skills and empathy of the adults in their orbit. During the spring semester, students generally focus on state-mandated tests, promotions to middle or high…
Early starts There is something special about growing and eating food from your garden. Its been about 9 years since David Walton helped me plant my first garden and I have been planting every season since.❤❤❤ I am grateful. This salad was delicious. Kale, arugula, butter lettuce, purple…
I’m turning off the incessant negative news reportage, and contemplating the beauty of nature springing forth. I’ve perfected so well my language of words, yet I find in the plant world a different expanded awareness of language beyond just my language of words. It’s a…
Zac Watson is 14 years old in the 9th grade. His main interests are music (jazz and classical), cooking, skating, working out, freestyle biking, and hanging with his girlfriend. Beginning at age 12, .Zac taught himself how to play piano, which then branched off into music theory and then…
A teenage girl with long curly hair trying to trim it, resulting unevenly – ends up having to shave her head. The silver lining – she looks great! That’s what inspired me to trim mine – short, okay… very short! I tend to hide behind my hair and…
When the ‘shelter in place’ order went into effect, my family and I had just returned from vacationing in Hilton Head, Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. The world I’d known was suddenly a thing of the past, and over those first few days, I canceled trips to…
Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash Inspiration can be defined as an animating action or influence, that is to say, something that moves us or influences us to act or create, giving life to something new. Many people might think that the major influence operating today…
View this post on Instagram An unrehearsed, unmemorised true story told in 5 minutes or less by Frank Malaba… [as performed at Southern Rights and Wrongs in Cape Town] 11 April 2019 A post shared by Frank Malaba (@frankmalaba) on Apr 15, 2020 at 2:08pm PDT —…