Posted by: gotrmc on: September 28, 2010
“A candle loses nothing, by lighting another candle.” -Anonymous This morning…the rain falls. Lightning and thunder, an anomaly for this time of year, rage outside of my window. The wind howls. A candle is lit beside me. I am mesmerized by it…the infinite number of shapes the flame takes within the glass. [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: August 31, 2010
Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Veronica A. Shoffstall Last week I ran into an old friend. I was eating dinner with my sister Emily at an awesome local Thai restaurant, when she came in. I felt her presence several moments before I [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: August 6, 2010
“I know not how I seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with.” Plato Okay…so I preface this Word-Up with an apology to my male friends, readers and colleagues. The content [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: August 2, 2010
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the KISS principle. I asked each of you to share a simple and uncomplicated word that you felt rests at the center of Girls on the Run. I had a ton of fun pulling together the words that you sent in my direction and took the liberty of adding [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: July 6, 2010
Word Up! “The best proof of love is TRUST.” -Dr. Joyce Brothers Hank is fourteen years old. Last night he spent the night with his best buddy Sam…I’m quite certain there were at least three other boys hanging out with them. All I can say is “Thank Goodness” for the cell phone. How did my [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: June 20, 2010
Word Up! Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism. - Bette Davis A fabulous friend of mine, Tom Lane, shared this video with me and rather than our typical Word Up, I’d like to share it with you. Whatever you think or feel about the content of this poem, you will [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: February 6, 2009
“The main thing in one’s own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.” Maya Angelou My daughter Helen is a constant source of both tears and laughter for me. One minute she says something that is absolutely hilarious and then…in the next minute she says something that is so profound…so [...]
Posted by: gotrmc on: February 6, 2009
Word Up! by Molly Barker “I am, was, and always will be a catalyst for change.” Shirley Chisholm In 1996,thirteen girls appeared at the first Girls on the Run site. These fourth and fifth graders are all grown up now. Six of the original thirteen have recently contacted me. Alex is applying for an internship [...]
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