Today I’m remembering an ending that became my new beginning.Six years ago today, was the last day I would live in New York. I packed up my suitcase & my dog and traveled to the place where I was born & raised – Colorado. I had planned on staying for three weeks, but I’m still […]
As I ran through the airport, trying to make my connecting flight, my mind raced, and I wondered if I would make it to my gate in time. And as I descended the escalator into a long, dark hall of closed airline gates, I got my answer. I had most definitely missed my connection. I […]
A year ago, today, I shut down my radio station, VWRadio. It was one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made in my life. We had a stellar first year, and we were poised to start partnering with advertisers and start bringing in revenue when the pandemic hit. I just couldn’t see any way […]
Throughout my life, I’ve looked into different religions, and a half a century in, I still get confused. But one thing I have known all along, and becomes more apparent as the years go by, is that you draw into your life, where you focus your thoughts and energy. That’s not to say that if […]
“The Strength Of Forgiveness” is a short story I wrote, that was published in the 2019 Mother’s Day edition of Chicken Soup For The Soul. It’s not just a Mother’s Day story though, it’s also a poignant tale of a daughter repairing a broken relationship with her step-father, thanks to her Mother’s example. The phone […]
As 2019 begins to wind down, it’s time to reflect on the year – both the blessings and the challenges. I came to Colorado in 2016, to visit my ailing mother for three weeks. I’m now coming up on three years here. I’ve lost my mother, my brother, a precious childhood friend, and four treasured […]
You can sail through years of your life, never experiencing a great loss, and then – bam! If you are a human being, you can’t get through life without experiencing gut-wrenching loss. Unfortunately, I have never really known what it’s like to “sail through years of your life without ever experiencing a great loss.” My […]
Throughout my life, I’ve looked into different religions, and a half a century in, I still get confused. But one thing I have known all along, and becomes more apparent as the years go by, is that you draw into your life, what you focus your thoughts and energy on. That’s not to say that […]
July 2, 2018Everyone’s worst nightmare.There’s a knock. You open the door and there stands the coroner, telling you that your brother has been found dead in his own home. According to the coroner, what they believe happened is, he woke up in the pre-dawn hours and felt his blood sugar was low. He walked from […]
“No one knows you, like they know you, and no one probably ever will.” ~Ben Rector In 1964, when I was just three years old, my parents bought a brand new home in a newly built subdivision in a suburb of Denver. My first friend, Dallas, lived two doors up from me. Almost every memory […]
