On my morning commute to work, I drove past a church with the following statement on their sign: Aspire to inspire before you expire. Despite the fact that it sounds a bit platitudinous, I thought that it was a rather inspiring statement in and of itself. What prompted me to write about it was the reminder that it gave me of Rox and Shane over at Beach Walks with Rox. I watch every show, and if you haven’t yet, I recommend that you do....

Ariel Waldman tweeted this earlier today: My life has entered warp speed, and I’m having trouble keeping up with myself. How very apropos to my life as well for the past couple of months. If I ever catch up, I don’t think I’ll stop; I’ll just try to lap life lest it leaves me lollygagging again.

In this post, I will refer to the 10th item listed on Sagmeister’s 16 Rules to Live By that I previously wrote about. I have decided that this year is the forced year that applies to the 10th rule, which states, Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life. Since I did not decide to be alone, and yet am, I should at least take the opportunity to clear my head and find some new vision....