Growing Bolder Community

Recently I blogged on another site that listening to music was a wonderful activity for a person to share with a family member that is suffering with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Music like Alzheimer's takes us back to a memory that we associate with another time in our life.As a child growing up (I'm now 59) I always loved the soulful sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Morgana King, Cleo...

So many people say that they want to live without regrets or say they have no regrets. I, for my part, feel that some things are good to regret. For me that is the sense of humanity that has not been stripped from me. For instance, I regret that, for all intents and purposes, I have no family. I claim my sons, one sister and my brother, however, they too fail to feel like family. Family are those...

I thought the Oscars awards show was a great example of why filmmakers spend so much time and money perfecting their craft. None of them do it because they think they will get nominated -- they do it because it's their passion, and they feel fulfilled by their work. The nomination is just icing on the cake.I think that's why I got so excited when I saw big-time celebrities get emotional when...