Dear Poet: Notes to a Young Writer

A poetic journey through the creative process for readers, writers, artists & dreamers.   As I enter my seventh decade on this planet, I wonder what words of wisdom I might have written to the younger me. What treasured tidbits have I learned along the way? What could I leave in a letter to young […]

Leading the Way to Leadership

What is a leader? A leader is a person who unites us and inspires us to work together toward a common goal. A leader is a person who is responsible for guiding the group toward new heights of success, individually and collectively, and for bringing out the best in each of us. In a symphony, […]

What We Learn From Nature

Go outside. Look around. What do you see? A robin? A squirrel? A honeybee? A parade of busy ants beneath a shady tree?   What can our little outdoor friends teach us? What can we learn from them? What lessons await us at every turn?   The robin is busy collecting sticks and straw and […]

Predicting Your Future

What if you had a crystal ball that you could look into to see your future?   You do.   It’s YOU! You are your own crystal ball.   In his play “The Tempest,” William Shakespeare wrote, “What is past is prologue.” That means that all we need do to predict our future is to […]

The Art of Listening

We all have feelings and opinions. One of the best ways we have to understand each other’s feeling and opinions is to listen, to simply stop talking, open our minds and our hearts, and listen to what the other person has to say.   Listening to people who we think are different from us can […]

The Art of Letting Go

The creative process begins when the artist forgets himself and becomes the work. That is when the magic happens. It is an integral part of every artistic form of creation; theatre, music, dance, writing and art.   My son, Chip Ghigna, is an artist. He paints pictures with paint. I am a writer. I paint […]