and if you wait for someone else’s hand, you will surely fall down.

As a writer, I am always looking to be inspired by people; by words; by music.  Anything & Everything.  I keep my eyes, mind, and heart opened because I've learned that you never know when something is going to hit you.  In watching this week's episode of So You Think You Can Dance, I found Travis Wall's choreography & …

and there’s this burning, like there’s always been. i’ve never been so alone; and i’ve, i’ve never felt so alive.

Monday, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because I know it's tough to follow this A*MAY*ZING weekend of mine.  And work, it's downright impossible to measure up to two adorable kids, Max (22 mos) and Tommy (6 yrs), beautiful friends, and the fabulous Make-A-Wish Foundation.  But still, you could have at least put up some …

song of the moment: someone like you by adele

Here's another link for the song, Someone Like You by Adele, though I recommend watching the video to see the soul and power she sings with- which shines through on the video (link above).

song of the moment: who you are by jessie j

  Beautiful, eh? Lovin' this song right now so much, as well as her others too- especially Price Tag.  More on this song & message later...promise.

this was just a dream

Besides the occasional celebrity crushes (I had the biggest thing for Grant Hill since his days at Duke) during my adolescence, I would have These Dreams. Big Dreams. Make the World A Better Place Dreams. Paint a Smile on Everybody's Face Dreams.  These Dreams were filled with Hope; Sincerity; Generosity; Beauty; and Love.  Dreams of Saving the World …

“that’s why he sings so good because he sings to you.”

I'm not an avid American Idol fan, but I didn't have to watch the show to see the amazing story of one of the auditioners, Chris Medina.  The alarm went off on Thursday morning and I heard the story from the radio DJs.  I opened the free daily paper only to see a little blurb next …

FIGHT. SURVIVE. INSPIRE.

Today I was honored to be a Guest Blogger on the website for the Fight | Survive | Inspire Foundation.  My remarkable, inspirational, and down-right A.MAY.ZING. friend, Kate, is the Foundation of Fight | Survive | Inspire Foundation and a cervical cancer survivor and advocate.  In other words, she is a Fighter, a Survivor, and an Inspiration …

wishes really do come true.

Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. ~Shel Silverstein Beauty. Inspiration. Courage. Integrity. Love.  These are concepts that one hopes to be composed of and/or surrounded by, and …