Sometimes a small shift can change everything dramatically… We had already checked in (with much ease!) at the CityBox Hotel there in...

…I nervously clutch my guitar as I stand in front of the high school band class… … What did I get myself into?! Every eye is on me… What...

“Did you practice this week?” The 13-year-old looks sheepishly at his private violin lessons instructor. “Well, uh…I was kind of busy…...

How Do You Practice? The other day my friend asked me how I practice. I didn’t give a simple answer at the time. Partly because I’ve been...

Just 10 minutes I have been developing a useful habit. One I should use more often. I have chosen to limit my tasks to activities that...

So, here's my plan… I'm taking the advice of many writers and coaches. I am going to take baby steps! I make a commitment... Starting now...

I have too many words. Hmm… That was my inner critic speaking. Trying to keep me from doing this blog. He's been successful for years....

I have a critic. He speaks often. Whispers. I hear his words and they often slow me down, frustrate me, and throw me off track. But I...

A small shift. I've decided to shift to small things. Tasks that I can compete in a small amount of time. Little wins. Shorter to do...

The biggest thing for me… Is… Well, I knew it just before I started writing this. Then all of a sudden it became the two biggest things....

I need a place. A place where I can open up. Start writing. Just be me. I'm a writer. I've been one since a young age. Writing poetry,...

When meeting with music teachers about Musicards™, one of the first questions I always ask is: "What do you enjoy most about teaching...

This is my theme song that plays for my alarm in the morning. Get's me up and on my way. I wrote the song, Up, about a month after moving...

Ready or not...Let's play! Soooo... I've got to tell you about this really neat experience I had a little bit ago! Where do I start?......

Kids' hugs are healing Their voices are songs Their cries enliven - see how they move me! And the snot on their faces May indeed be yucky...

I am a retired teacher. But I retired early. Age 30. Since then, I've been back in and around the schools and education often; teaching...