“When we are very clear that we want to shine — and that we deserve to shine —then we attract into our lives the kindof relationships that help us do that.”~Marianne Williamson The beach at LeBear, Glen Arbor, MI / Cindy La Ferle ____________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options.   Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices. 

“Make each day your masterpiece.”  ~John Wooden Cindy La Ferle ___________________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options.   Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices. 

“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.”  ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Cindy La Ferle _________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options.   Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices. 

“The strength of a friendship isn’t as dependent upon  how much we like each other, but more on  how much time we spend together developing  our friendship in broader and deeper ways.”  ? Shasta Nelson, Friendships Don’t Just Happen Cindy La Ferle ___________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options.   Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices. 

“Freedom of the press, if it means anything at all,  means the freedom to criticize and oppose.”  ~George Orwell “Journalists are not the enemy”  / Cindy La Ferle ______________ Please visit the home page for additional content and social media sharing options.   Parts of this blog do not show on digital devices.  As a professional journalist and proud member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, I’m more than a little offended by the ongoing, vicious assault on the American press. I’m deeply worried. I can’t think of anything more UN-American than a press that’s controlled by the leader of its country. There are several powerful columns and editorials on this…