Life is Voluntary: Love Long and Prosper
By Henry Piarrot “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – English author and creator of Winnie the Pooh, Alan Alexander Milne Having a harmonious long term relationships is, and is...
Life is Voluntary: Take a Sad Song and Make it Better
By Henry Piarrot “The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you're unhappy, you get to pay a...
Life is Voluntary: Reinventing Tabitha
By Henry Piarrot “And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.” – Actress Pam Grier At the end of the day, change requires reinvention. Each time a...
Life is Voluntary – A Labor of Love
By Henry Piarrot In the early 20th century, what we now call Bluegrass Music enjoyed a growth in popularity as Country Singers started to bring their skills to the cities. It was then known as Mountain Music, as it had evolved in the rural towns and villages from in...
Life is Voluntary – Second Chances
By Henry Piarrot “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” - John Lennon I began writing stories about ordinary people that I believe are doing extraordinary things many years ago when I became weary of watching the bad guys and losers get almost...
Life is Voluntary – The Insanity of Racism
While preparing to write my column this week, I was reminded by the calendar on my wall that today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I have written many stories about Dr. King over the years so I will not do that today. However, I do want to take this opportunity...
