I got into my local Starbucks earlier than usual this morning. Normally this means that there are plenty of seats. Not today. The place is quite crowded. Most of the seats are taken. More specifically, my seat is occupied by someone who looks nothing like me! The nerve of some people…

Life isn’t always what we expect. You might go to bed which means you wake up early which means you get to Starbucks early which means your seat is taken by a stranger! If you give a mouse a cookie…

The key to recovery and the key to life is to be able to roll with the punches as they come in. Right now I’m sitting in a different spot, but the coffee is fresh, the WiFi is working, and the blog is getting written. Deep breaths, dropping my preconceived expectations, and a smile on my face let me get through it all. I just had to find a seat and…

–Rise Up!!