Have you been to a bookstore lately? I’ve been to three new ones this month, four if you include the mobile bookstore Rae’s Reads. It’s pretty exciting. For a long time it seems that most bookstores had closed, there were…
I’m 72 years old and number 72 on the periodic element table is Hafnium (Hf). I’d never heard of it, so I looked it up and read that it’s a lustrous, shiny, silvery metal that resists corrosion. I like it!…
Today I began reading The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho for the second time. He wrote it in response to his pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. I first read it before I walked the Camino. I suppose it lands even…
This week I write in remembrance of Peter Waite, former ProLiteracy CEO and adult literacy leader. He passed away last month. The news was unexpected. I was startled. He was only a few years older than I am and was…
This week Ray and I stopped for lunch at McDonalds. I stared at the digital kiosk to figure out how to place our order. Had there been someone at the counter, I would have just stepped up and asked if…
Sweet. Short. Simple. My wish for you this holiday season is that you flourish in good health, get in a few belly laughs, and dance with abandon. May your dream reach far beyond what you ever thought was possible. If…
As many of you know, I’m hopeful to have my book Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up, made into a movie. Why? you may ask. My answer to that question is usually because its message of finding yourself, your…
In The War of Art, author Steven Pressfield cautions that every artist (and probably most people) will confront an enemy that must be faced. That enemy is Resistance. It’s a war inside your head that tries to stop you from…
That title is the name of a chapter in Reflections on Adult Literacy. It’s been on my mind a lot this week, especially as I consider the content of my Find Your Power Word workshop. After all, the way we…
As we enter Thanksgiving Week in the U.S., I’m pleased to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. Let’s all consider the blessings, the goodness, and opportunities we have before us. I want to take a moment to say I’m thankful…