Filling the 1/2 Empty Glass (4 New Ways)

In April, I attended the Ashland Independent Film Festival in southern Oregon. Lucky me. It has a rightfully earned reputation and a carefully crafted variety of films. As with many movies, I walked out of several with an underlying and common reminder – that I am fortunate and should be more grateful. Sometimes, I quietly … Read more

The Music of Gratitude – a Good thing to Practice

I suspect it is fair to say that most of my readers have been privileged ENOUGH to have owned or played a musical instrument somewhere along the path of their lives.  Sometimes privilege doesn’t even come into play.  Sometimes it is the opposite. Case in point.  I often prefer driving back roads.  I remember one … Read more