REMOVING THE MASK During the early stages of life we are trained to please others. Parents, teachers, friends, eventually bosses and perhaps even spouses. We learn to…
About Keith
“You can do anything you set your mind to.” – William C. Smith (my dad) Those words were spoken to me by my father more times than…
Life’s Not a Waiting Game
The following is a wonderful piece of writing from a woman who, despite her few years on this earth, has the ability to look deeply into the…
The Clock Is Ticking . . . .
The foundation of Straight Up Living, and one of the main tenets of my core philosophy on life, is this: You do not have to wait until…