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Taking Note: Maryann McFadden

By now, you all know that I love inspiring stories. I continue to be amazed at how many I learn of and the ways in which I trip over them.I found Maryann McFadden on Facebook. As I generally do when I make new friends I look to see who their friends … [Read more]

In The Still Of The Night

I don’t miss that feeling of fear I used to get when I would wake up in the middle of the night. Whether it was 2AM or 4AM, I would panic. I am not talking about those moments where you open your eyes for a split second and roll back to sleep. I’m … [Read more]

Confessions Of A Teenage Typer

I cheated. I confess. I cheated in typing class in high school. I was thinking about this the other day when I was doing some free writing, morning pages a la The Artists Way and I realized I was not looking at the keyboard as I had back then but … [Read more]

Happy Anniversary To Me!

Today marks one year. It has been 365 days since I began my journey of reinventing life after corporate America. I think it is cause for celebration.There was a time in my life when I did not think I would survive without the regimentation of daily … [Read more]

Raised on Cronkite

I have been immersed in watching and reading about Walter Cronkite the past few days. I am one of those kids who grew up with Walter in their living rooms, in that far away time when there were really only three television networks to watch and after … [Read more]

It Was Always On My Mind

For years I would sit in awe when I met someone who told me that they always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. You know those stories. When I was five I knew I wanted to be a neuro surgeon. At fifteen decided I wanted to be a lawyer. As … [Read more]