Being a Warrior doesn’t mean winning or even succeeding. It means risking and failing and risking again, as long as you live…” ~Richard Heckler, In Search of the Warrior Spirit Are you a Warrior? What comes to your mind when you think of that word? Is it the battle cry of armies racing into battle for causes greater than their… Read More
Unplugging for Peace
I sit by the pool, warmed by the sun caressing my pale skin. A trickling waterfall, babbling with playful birds has been my social network. I close my eyes and breathe in oxygen that does not have toxins of technology and To Do lists. I am alone. Unplugged and at peace. My Zen-filled fingers dip a loaded brush filled with ever-changing… Read More
Back to the Basics
Originally posted July 13, 2011 Mother Nature had a bone to pick with the Midwest on Monday morning . I’m not sure who jerked her chain, but in response, she unleashed a furious fifteen minutes of temper tantrum on the northern part of Illinois. Hurricane level winds, lightning and thunder left huge trees torn from the ground and tossed them… Read More