Growing Bolder Community

This was a speech I did at my Toastmasters Club about the joys (and benefits) of the aging process. 70 SALUBRIOUS AND SAUCY It used to be said that we are allotted a lifespan of 3 score years and 10. Last year I joined the ranks of people reaching the big 7 0 ------ I passed my use by date!!! And if you think that means retiring to the rocking chair wallowing in TV...

Let me begin by asking a simple question… What the HECK is going on?????? Whew…that felt good. I’ve wanted to scream that question (and dozens like it) ever since I began teaching in public education several years ago. Honestly, I almost feel like I fell into a coma over the past fifteen years, only to awaken to an educational system and to a society that gives...

More than 25 years ago someone told me I should never burn the bridges I’ve crossed in life because I never know when I may have to make a U-turn and cross back over that same bridge.I never gave that statement much thought back then but the older I got, I began to realize how true that statement really is. You never know whose path you may cross in life that can help you along the way. You...