Being grateful in the midst of the challenges we face is in and ofitself a challenge - but a challenge worth taking on. By being gratefulwe allow expanded energy (instead of limited, fearful energy) to enterand fill our lives. And that may come in many forms (e.g., people,experiences, and things). In other words, the more gratitude weexpress, the more experiences we will create and receive to be gratefulfor.Hopefully, this eBook will reitera...

From what I can remember, this whole writing thing began around 2009-2010. It all started as a trickle of Facebook postings. Mostly uplifting messages and quotes from other people – and very occasionally, I would share my own unique perspective. Although social media is littered with trivial, mundane information, I'm very appreciative of these platforms and choose to use them for the dissemination of more uplifting and inspirational subject matter. Interestingly enough, prior to the digita...

The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is spring time and a young chuck's fancy turns to thoughts of … traveling, protecting one's turf, finding a new home, and yes, love. Along the way, we learn little lessons about life such as there are good and bad kinds of pride, the importance of keeping secrets and that, even in the animal world, the three most important factors in determining the desir...