Cancer is not fun, and the ways of dealing with it, even less so.

A story about attention deficit and what we decided to do about it when it affected our son.

Today, my little Dove Dark Chocolate (I have one each day) candy wrapper message said “Look at you glow.” I looked in the mirror, and...

When I was an undergraduate music student, I was suddenly exposed to a wealth of compositions that, even though I came from a musical...

When I was growing up in Milwaukee, my mother insisted that my sister and I learn to make our own clothing. This was not simply to teach...

What is the biggest fear human beings consistently wrestle with? Not WWIII, earthquakes, or other mayhem

Ever wonder how music manages to bring us together? Here's a brief explanation.

Creating is not easy. It's lonely, hard work that may never be noticed by anyone. As a creator, I have to simply do the work each day.

Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize faces. It is linked to spatial disorientation.

In December, 2009, my eighty-nine year old father had a stroke.

Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world. Money, money, money, always sunny, in a rich man’s world. ~ ABBA It’s become...

“But I’ve bought a big bat, I’m all ready you see, Now my troubles are going to have Trouble with me!” ~ Dr. Seuss (from “I Had Trouble...

We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become.

One of my earliest memories, probably when I was around four or so, is of making a crayon picture of the Easter Bunny. I was very proud...

I remember my parents as always looking forward to their retirement years. Retirement in post-depression, post-WWII America meant you had...

How to translate feelings into something creative like art or music.

Let’s face it, creativity can be elusive and frustrating, somewhat like waking up in the morning and trying to remember the dream you...

How can we use our imagination with knowledge to create a better world?

We all know it’s out there, from the time we’re little kids. We know it’s coming, it’s part of being alive. At some point, our current...

Several years ago, I met someone who had spent a day with the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.