Life isn’t always kind but it always teaches us lessons we need to learn. The story I am about to share is unique and very powerful. You’ll see what I mean as my story unfolds…

I met Richard when I was 18 years old. It was during the first week of orientation at CW Post University. I remember it like it was yesterday. Mike M., who I’d spent 4 years with at Cardinal Spellman HS in The Bronx, was standing in front of Nassau Hall; one of three dorms assigned to first year students. I vividly remember the walk towards Mike because there was this tall, dark and handsome guy standing next to him dressed in football gear. I remember thinking, “Who is that guy? I need to meet him.”

As I walked toward Mike, I felt a sense of relief to see someone I knew. But I also felt a sense of nervous energy as I got closer to this mysterious guy standing next to him. Once Mike and I started talking, he introduced me to this guy. His name was…

A tiny little miracle occurred a few days back here in Nashville. As I was listening internally around what to do on Rich’s 49th Birthday to celebrate him, I had this very clear thought yesterday morning to go outside a make a snowman. I know by now not to second guess those very clear thoughts that enter my head cause they don’t come from me, they come from spirit… and this one definitely came from Rich…

On December 21st, I went to Cornelia Fort Airpark to capture the Christmas Star (bright planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn) but the darn thing kept jumping all over the place. So, I decided to capture the Moon instead. No filters! This is exactly what I shot and I wanted to share its beautiful essence with you…

As the days unfold into the next and life’s uncertainties continue, I stay grounded in love, peace, unity and hope. One day at a time, I have the power to choose what thoughts I feed my mind. I have the power to raise my vibrations. I have the power to shine a light on love and let fear fade.

Three months ago, I woke to my community utterly destroyed from March 3rd’s tornado. The community amazing came together so quickly, so courageously, so lovingly. A few days after that, Covid raced quickly into the community, and around the world, giving us little time to ever recuperate from it, leaving so many homes and businesses destroyed…

WTF is going on with this world? I need to say a few things because I’m sick to my stomach. Between the ignorance of people not getting the absolute seriousness of this pandemic; it is undeniable with now over 100,000 lives being taken from Covid-19, and the absolute lack of human compassion and love for one another as human beings, I feel like we are now one step closer to what I see as a Civil War. I stand still…

On February 29th, prior to the unforgiving Tennessee tornado and just two weeks before Nashville’s shutdown in response to this devastating Pandemic, I had a chance to enjoy a comfortable and carefree conversation with a friend, and an incredibly talented Blues singer and songwriter, Gina Sicilia, at my cozy home in East Nashville. We chatted about life, music, the ups and downs that Gina’s encountered throughout her journey, and most important, about the making of her upcoming album, “Love Me Madly”; produced by multi-instrumentalist and producer, Cody Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars. That album will hit all streaming platforms on May 29, 2020…

A few days back, I hit my tipping point. I stood still and waiting until a gentle voice inside my head whispered to…

Standing still, at first, is one of the most challenging activities to do. It feels like something is wrong. It makes you judge yourself and then start to judge others. It can be so unbelievably uncomfortable that you feel like crawling out of your own skin, if only you could. But then, once you come to terms with accepting what is…