Author: Rus VanWestervelt

• On Being Creative: Living A Mindful and Inspired Life

  I have been in this cafe for a little over an hour, writing in my Daybook to the ambient sounds… Read more.

• Follow Your Passion

  Shift Your Energy, And Everything Changes. We all carry within us an enormous, limitless supply of energy and creativity. It… Read more.

• Postmarked: Piper’s Reach Ends – My First Response

  I have had the pleasure of following the 3-season serial epistolary novella online for the last 18 months, and last… Read more.

• A Tale of Two Interviews: Defining Moments for Jude and EL as Piper’s Reach Nears Its End

  Earlier today, I had the time to catch up on the recent letters posted at Postmarked: Piper’s Reach. Many things… Read more.

• No Comparison: Why Everything’s Different For Today’s Children

  (previously published at http://www.towson.patch.com, 9/8/2012) September 9-15, 2012, is National Suicide Prevention Week, and the link between bullying and suicide… Read more.

• Sidewalk Applause: Bookends of a Tragedy

      Last evening, just before 9 p.m., the second suspect of the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was taken… Read more.

• Come Together: Reflections From A 30-Year Reunion

  The chill of the late night flushed away the heat in my face, and I dug deep in my left… Read more.

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  Being Impeccable With Your Time: Making Every Moment Matter

  It’s a colder-than-usual April morning, and I have been up since 4:47 a.m., reading and writing, thinking and learning, meditating… Read more.

• Give Education Reform Projects A Chance

  I am one of the lucky teachers who gets the chance to work with students for four straight years while… Read more.

• Writing Strengthens the Soul: For the Present and the Future

  I say it all the time: Your Story Matters, and for so many reasons. Most of the time, the “Your… Read more.