Hello world!

I hope that in sharing my dreams, I encourage you to visualize new possibilities in your life; to dream; to try new things, no matter how small or monumental you think they might be. For some, monumental may be getting out of your comfort zone – going to a movie alone (you don’t have to Read More

The Art of Just Being

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau I arrived in Florence yesterday afternoon around 4:30 pm. It was another hour before I was settled into my hotel. I counted the days until I leave and caught myself thinking “today’s almost gone, Read More

You CAN Afford to Travel!

Vacations as a Child I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. We took one week of vacation in the summer and usually went to the mountains. My parents loved the mountains. We usually went to Missouri, Arkansas or New Mexico. There was rarely a pre-planned destination, only a general direction. We always stopped at Read More

Can a Movie Change Your Life?

The 1990’s and 2000’s were excellent years for movies of the Romance genre. My absolute favorites were Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Sabrina (1995) You’ve Got Mail (1998) Runaway Bride (1999) Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) The Holiday (2006) Last Holiday (2006) Most made me dream of the handsome man that would come in and sweep Read More