Much has been written about friends and friendship. True friendship is a special bond or connection. Relationships with Real Friends should be cherished. Real Friends are like the riders of old of the Pony Express and US mail carriers - nothing stopped them from getting there when needed.

Promises Don’t Have Expiration Dates. Promises are meant to be kept, and even if you think that a promise that you made a long time ago doesn’t mean anything anymore and that you can just pretend you never made it. A promise is a promise, is a promise...

Procrastination is a funny thing that’s sometimes not too funny. If you procrastinate too long, if you wait too long, it might just be too late to say or do something important that you really wanted to do that might change your outlook on life, or the course of your life.

It’s a safe assumption that most people like to have a priority position in the lives of people they believe they are involved with in a significant way. That being said it raises a question in my mind. Why do so many people allow others to treat them as if they were just afterthoughts?

Our world in America seems to be upside down lately. There is a real life financial disaster that has touched the lives of most if not all Americans in one way or another; and it’s quite frightening. This has created an interesting side effect in many relationships – political disagreements...

We have often heard love described as a game. It’s described that way in songs, articles, books, etc. Unfortunately, even though it should be an honest interaction between two people, sometimes it really is more like a game being played by two people than a relationship being shared.

Why would anyone want to be perfect in every way? Cookie cutter perfection is boring but variety is the spice of life and unique. If someone asks you if you want to be perfect in every way, I hope you'll say - No way I'd rather be unique and spicy at any given time on any given day!

Let me tell you a little bit about OSTRICH. It is not a book about a bird. It is a self-help book of sorts for women about life’s ups and downs. It's eclectically styled, wisdom gone wild for a woman's inner child. Readers can't help but be inspired by these pages. So why IS IT called OSTRICH?

Once upon a time you were born and the story of your life began. It didn’t have a plot or highlights or low spots, laughter, tears, bad decisions or good choices. It just had a beginning - a once upon a time beginning - followed by a to-be-continued. It also had an author to write it – YOU.

In just a blink of an eye another new year will be starting. Every New Year we are prompted to make resolutions or promises to ourselves. We all set out with wonderful good intentions but often fail. Why not try an alternative? Throw all the balls up in the air and see which ones you catch.