Write By A Stone

I lived with an unfulfilled dream for about 35 years. What kind of unfulfilled dream are you living with? Is it a dream about marriage, parenting, health, business, travel or public speaking? I’ve heard that we need a dream that motivates us, gives us hope, and...

“Congratulations, Adam, on your selection to the Shriners Lobster Bowl in July. That’s a great honor. You must be excited about getting ready for the big game.” “Thanks, Coach, for calling,” Adam said. “How’d you find out?” “Your coach for the West team is a friend of...

What greater motivator is a person's curiosity? You may not dot your 'i' or cross the 't,' but you ask yourself the what, why, when,  where or how that gets you working on other details that ignite your inquisitive mind to attend to more compelling matters of looking,...

I don’t remember her name though it might have been Elizabeth. She had dark hair, was short and stocky, and, as I found out, generous. She paid my grocery bill one night at the local Publix grocery store because my credit card wasn’t approved and I was cashless. I...

I’ve had a hard time dealing with drowsiness while driving. It has to do with my age for sure, but also with the quality of time the night before I start driving. For instance, in 1984 I fell asleep at the wheel on I-95 and knocked out the Exit 22 sign outside of...

When have you been falsely accused? How did it make you feel? What did you do about it? K. T. Lynn told the following story of when she was falsely accused. She was shamed by her high school English teacher that extinguished for several years her love affair with...

The new movie, The Art of Racing in the Rain, is a cute story that uses auto racing strategies to get through the challenges of life. The main character of the story is a Golden Retriever named Enzo whose master is an auto racer. Once Denny picks out Enzo from a...

Back office and front office team work is essential for success. ‘Front office’ lingo is about those who meet the client or customer as a primary component of their job description. The ‘back office’ personnel are those who provide the resources or services for the...

This month my wife and I celebrate forty years of marriage. It’s a personal record for both of us since we’ve never been married before. My immediate thoughts include gratitude to God for making this possible and sustaining us through the ups and downs. We’ve...

Why would an experienced speaker join Toastmasters? I’ve  learned that being an experienced speaker doesn’t make a person a good speaker. We would hope it does, but it doesn’t always do so. I had about forty-four years of various speaking experiences, mostly preaching...