Take Off Your Armor; Dare To Be

Our Mothers Give Us So Many Gifts. They Give Us The Precious Gift Of Life, Of Course, But They Also Leave Treasured Lessons That Can Guide Us Along Our Journeys Even When They Are No Longer With Us.

My Definition Of Success? Being The Kind Of Woman That I Would Want To Have As A Friend.

There Are So Many Places, Particularly Right Now. Go And Volunteer At A Food Bank. If You Play The Piano, Go Play The Piano In An Alzheimer's Home. Or Read In An Alzheimer's Home. Help A Military Family With Babysitting. The Opportunities Are Endless. People Often Think 'they Want Me?' Or 'i Can Be Of Help?' What We Try To Say Here Is 'be Who You Are.'feel That, Live It And Pass It On.

Art Is Fundamental, Unique To Each Of Us...even In Difficult Economic Times - Especially In Difficult Economic Times, The Arts Are Essential.

I Was Raised By A Formidable Woman. She Always Pushed Me To Be Competitive In A Man's World. That's Maybe One Of The Attractions To Journalism In The Beginning. It Was A Male Profession, And I Was Comfortable In That.