TAKING THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Sometime early on in life I figured out that the more you give to life, the better the return on investment. I don’t mean in monetary return, I mean in standards of quality, excellence, self-worth, value. Opulence and grandeur have never been standards for me but of course…

It’s important to make space if you want new things, good things, things you’ve been waiting for, to come into your life. We’ve all been waiting this year for the pandemic to end, some not even daring to imagine what good might happen might when the “end” came. Many "wait" for retirement to do…

The sweet spot is found in love. Love of others, love of self, love of daily life, whatever it is, however mundane. Our happiness is affected by others, of course, but the bottom line is that "affect" comes through "effect", meaning how we act, and how we perceive the actions of others, how we…

Hello everyone.

This is your official invitation to my 7-NO birthday party on November 17 at ONCE UPON A CANVAS in Benicia, California.

Date: November 17, 2018
Time: 2 to 6 PM

No gifts. 

There will be a number of things going on. Between two and three I will be giving an iPhone artistry demonstration taking a photograph of a…

It's Saturday, it's fall, Thanksgiving is coming next month, then the holidays will be here, and over and a new year begins. Today is just as good a day to start turning things around if you are going down the wrong road as any day.

 Stand for Something         by Beth Grimm          October, 2018

 Life is short, we…

I do interesting things instead of watching too much of the news and letting it get me down. It really doesn’t seem to change from day today – there’s always some sensational story, some ridiculous presidential tweet, and a lot of commentary the rest of the day over it. So I do interesting things instead of…

Hello and good day! I’m starting this blog at this age as part of the re-creation of myself. I am finally heading down the hill I have spent my life climbing. It’s an easier walk down than the hike up to the top because I left my flag, my stake, and a lot of responsibility…