Thank you for listening. Openings remark...

If you are a Thomas’ English Muffin fan, you will notice this message is posted on their packaging.  When I read it this morning, I was struck by how my energy shifted…I smiled…and I felt my focus shift to the present moment.  I cannot recall the last

time I felt so optimistic while consuming my breakfast.  Think about it…it’s a magnificent head space to begin the day.

It has a child-like approach to life.  Looking for the magic…the awesomeness…the joy.  From a mental health perspective, it promotes an inward sense of health and well-being which is then extended outward to people we meet and experiences we encounter.  It gives us a chance…an opportunity…to be successful in whatever way we define success.  To meet the day with hope and to feel empowered to meet the challenges that will, undoubtedly, be presented.  While it doesn’t guarantee

that we will be ‘able to leap tall buildings in a single bound’, it does give us the confidence to take the next step...