In life we can be taught, coached, and instructed to do so many things. Some become great at one thing or another, and others fade away from the competition and rigors. They find that it's was never a world that they actually wanted; maybe, it was their parents' ideas for the child to be great when they never were. Other times, though, they find a knack for doing something. They are ok at it, but it will never pay the bills. And that is the part to remember: having all of the ability in the world is nothing if your attitude is poor. You will fail if you don't have the "something" in you that makes you love the path that you are on. The moments when we are pressed, we find out what we are made of, what we truly want out of life, and if we were pressed in a direction that we never wanted. 

I wake and I am peaceful, the sun breaks through the threads of the curtains. Frayed, but there the sun let's me know that I made it to a new day! I was allowed to wake up one more time. Interestingly, I find clouds in my mind that dim the real sunlight. They are the thoughts that make existing difficult. The thoughts that make me cry with no prompt. Yes, I was able to make it through today because I have friends and family that will pick up the phone if I call. We all need those someone's! Yeah, my Dad was one of those guys... I miss you.

Exciting news to share!! I recently saw an art piece that screamed at me! I loved it's premise (or what it said to me!) But luck was in my favor as the artist was there that evening. 

The day often brings surprises, some good surprises but many surprises are not so good. What do you do when it feels like too much? The day brings more than you feel that you can handle? You push forward. Yeah, I make it sound easy... Push forward, thanks for that gem, Juan! Whoo-hoo. 

In accomplishing your goals, what is the most important thing to you? What must happen for all to go to plan? I find that it begins with great preparation. And in great preparation one thing will stick out to you, the longer you are doing business with any group of people. It is to surround yourself with a team that you trust and knows how to do the hardwork. A great team will bounce ideas off of one another and work together to accomplish a single goal. So, when all else fails, lean on a great team! 

The book is currently being edited, the artwork is being created, and with those final steps being finished I'm hoping to have the sun rise on the books by February 2026!