Call it the writer/journalist in me, but I've always been naturally inquisitive. Really, whether it's with someone I already know or someone I'm just meeting, I almost immediately go into interviewing mode. Not because I'm trying to interrogate someone. But because I love to learn people's stories. I'm curious. And I'm not the only one. I'm currently reading movie producer Brian Grazer's new book, A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life. In it, Grazer talks about how, more than intelligence or persistence or … [Read more...]
Inspiration Tuesday: What An ALS Fighter Teaches Us About Butterflies (And Kindness)…
By | May 31, 2015 | Leave a Comment
You may recall my mentioning before that I love butterflies. Because, as actress Drew Barrymore says, they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves. Well, this week's Inspiration Tuesday, Chris Rosati, gives me (and, hopefully, you!) another reason to love them. And it's a reason that, if Chris Rosati can take the time to ponder, so can we. You'll see why in a minute... If you participated in the ice bucket challenge, you did it for people like Chris Rosati... To Chris Rosati, the pitter patter of his … [Read more...]
A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words…Of Wisdom.
By | May 10, 2015 | Leave a Comment
So, not to start off this week's post by talking about me, but let's talk about me for a quick sec, OK? You know I love the written word, right? Well, I also love design. So, when a tool called Canva came along and enabled a non-designer like me to put my words to images, I was pretty psyched. So psyched that I decided, instead of writing my usual post, I'd share all of the little bursts of wisdom that have come into my mind lately... ...in images. Call it 'Wisdom-to-go', if you will... Enjoy! (And feel free to share any … [Read more...]
