“Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when [...]
Tag: laughter
Laugh with me and be free, that is what life should be.
Someone told me this week that my sense of humor, as it is evidenced both in my writing and in-person, has tenets of Carol Burnett, Erma Bombeck and the Divine Miss M (which is Bette Midler for those of you too young to know such monikers...also note Bruce Springsteen is The Boss). Nice compliment I [...]
LIVE OUT LOUD!
Emile Zola said, "I am here to live out loud." Me too, Emile. I am on day three of my moxie-liscious week...still out at the National Emergency Training Center/Emergency Management Institute at the FEMA Hi Ed Conference. I now have four of my five presentations out of the way, have enjoyed my traditional Wednesday blintzes [...]
The last night of soft candlelight…
Day five in Emmitsburg and I can feel my normal life obligations creeping back into my thoughts. Lists are already beginning to form in my mind. The days of wabi sabi are winding down. I think it is probably as it should be though. Too much of a good thing is bound to detract from [...]
Laugh lines…
Today I laughed...and laughed...and laughed. First it was with the table of troublemakers in my EMAP class (I am out at the National Emergency Training Center this week accomplishing a number of things - including learning more about the Emergency Management Accreditation Program). The folks at my table were fun and funny - who knew the [...]
The legend of the flying claw…
I love, love, love Lee Newsome. He is a funny, kind, hardworking and a decidedly gracious man. He loves his wife to pieces and evidences a level of integrity across all he does that is comforting to those who appreciate genuineness and commitment to ideals. I can’t say it enough – I love Lee Newsome. [...]
The gift of joy and laughter is a mighty one…
I love my friend Leretta whose office is down the hall from mine. Every day she makes me smile and often puts me in stitches. The hallway my office is in is filled with quite an eclectic cast of characters, but Leretta is the one I see daily and the one who daily brings sunlight [...]
THE NEW FORTY 