"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." -Henry David Thoreau This quote can hold true in nearly every situation. "But my dream is too big, it'll never happen," you may say. This isn't necessarily true. Dream big. Go ahead. But it'll likely take small baby steps to achieve that... Continue Reading →

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." -Napoleon Hill What is desire? The quote above attempts to sum it up for us. "Desire is the starting point of all achievement..." This is true. Before you achieve something you have to... Continue Reading →

Today marks the last day of November. Tomorrow will be the first day of December. I rejoice as that means snow is coming, Christmas is coming. The "magical" time of year is coming. The time of year where we can spend time with friends and family. Laugh, eat, be merry!So I welcome Christmas with open... Continue Reading →

I just wanted to say that today I am happy. My life is filled with happniess. It's all around me. It's in the bird's nest next to my window at home. It's in my work and my career. It's in my schooling. It's in my life.There is no needless drama and bickering with people who... Continue Reading →

Simplicity. Instead of a very old saying on my cell phone I typed in the word simplicity. Not everything in life is simple. This I get. But not everything has to be hard either. So I have five stories to write in one day sometimes. Take it one story at a time and get it... Continue Reading →

They say patience is a virtue. Today I'm not so sure. I think you'd have to be a saint to deal with the newsroom I'm sitting in. So we must all be saints!! We're down one reporter and an editor. The reporter is on her third day out after getting that horrible flu that has... Continue Reading →

Today is my little bro's birthday!! It seems only yesterday we were kids playing in the dirt with Matchbox cars making roads, highways, rivers, streams and kicking up the dust. We'd play for hours not noticing that we had played through lunch or played all day long until dark.My brother and I at times fought... Continue Reading →

I don’t know what I ever did without my modern-day cell phone. I use my cell phone to check the weather; to check CNN and local news stations; to read and reply to e-mails; to watch music videos and television; to get directions to nearby restaurants using the fancy GPS system; to text a friend... Continue Reading →