Martini's - Never Met One I Didn't Like

Frankly My Dear

Itch

Finding the deepest meaning in a situation truly is second nature, a force of habit, gift and sometimes a curse. The conundrum is what do I do with it once it emerges?

Instincts are like insects buzzing with annoyance till they are grasped or swatted. Ignore either of them & you will certainly be bit & and left with an itchy reminder.

I once was lost but now I'm found.
What comes next. Left scratching.

To Own the art within the soul.

Me and My daughters 1987

Old Photo

The Difference Between Strength and Courage

The Difference Between Strength and Courage

It takes strength to be firm,It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard,It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to conquer,It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in,It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to hide your own pains,It takes courage to show them.
It takes strength to endure abuse,It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone,It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,It takes courage to live

(© 1997-2003 David L. Griffith)
David L. Griffith, Writer/Poet, The PalletMaster's Workshop

In the beginning

The good ol' days

Laughter

"Laughter in and of itself cannot cure cancer nor prevent cancer, but laughter as part of the full range of positive emotions including hope, love, faith, strong will to live, determination and purpose, can be a significant and indispensable aspect of the total fight for recovery." -Harold H. Benjamin, PhD

My beautiful daughter Nicole- speaking at a Candlelight Vigil to honor & in remembrance..

I’m reminded through the tears of others that love is eternal, each flicker of light represents the deepest love of all that which not even cancer nor death can take away. There are moments when I find it hard to look into the sad eyes of those who have lost a loved one, my heart aches, the tears swell, I feel compelled to do something ----- I’m strengthened by my own sense of resolve to do just that. I must be the voice for those who are forever silenced. Khrissy Lupinacci

Summer 08

We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something. Sandra Day O'connor

Pending like morning.

I've been a writer of sorts, my entire life. As a child, amidst the sighs and whining of my peers, I was the kid who secretly jumped for joy each time a teacher requested a "writing assignment".

I had made a promise to myself that by the age of 30, I would write and publish the "great american novel". 30 seems so long ago, yet not that far away. Although, I've had an interesting life and more than interesting life experiences, to date my promise to myself remains unfulfilled.

“ There are two great days
in a person’s life-

the day we are born
and the day we discover why.”

William Barclay

Emerging into the quantum, leaping into the unknown, a leap of faith or a test of my courage and convictions to live a life outside the confines of complacency. In retrospect, the desire has always existed~ a perpetual passion~ like an ocean churning.

TEAL POWER

IS IT YOU?

Nicole's Grandparents, Bill and Judith McAlilster