Wednesday, January 4, 2023

 "There are a hundred valid reasons why something can't be done, but only one reason, Commitment, why it can."

Jonathan Lockwood Huie 


Responding to yesterday's email, a friend commented on the picture of the Keep Telling the Stories mug, saying "still my favorite mug!"

My response back was "mine too!"

I created this mug as my 2019 Holiday mug.

It was inspired by a dear high school friend, at a time when life had landed some big blows on me. It was a message shared with my friend by his Rabbi and he passed it on to me, for which I am eternally grateful.

So the message became a mug. Unbeknown the launch of my latest mug offering, our world would soon come to a screeching halt when shortly after the New Year set in, we found ourselves in Covid lockdowns.

The message and the mug were quickly relegated to the back shelf as like everyone else, I found myself trying to cope with what was happening around me.

A month or so into the lockdown, I lost yet another dear friend. His death fueled the spark that ignited the fire that indeed, it was so important to Keep Telling the Stories.

The mug now became my mantra.

At a time when human interaction was challenging at best, I found myself even more determined to Keep Telling the Stories.

And not just repeating the same old stories, but creating new ones as well.

My mindset became building upon the collection of tales that are the essence of who and what I am.

68 years on this planet has to mean something and sharing those experiences serves to preserve the meaning of why we are here.

It's called our legacy.

Keep Telling the Stories has been my mindset ever since. It is also my biggest dream, that someday Keep Telling the Stories might become a movement.

I was watching a YouTube video the other day of Country Joe and the Fish at Woodstock. At one point the camera scanned the sea of humanity that was in front of the stage. All I could think of was imagine if all of those people were wearing "Keep Telling the Stories" t-shirts. Wouldn't that be something!

For now, that dream will have to wait.

For now, I'll just Keep Telling the Stories.

After all, I truly believe that if you look hard enough, all stories have happy endings.

Keep Telling the Stories!

2023

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