Smile! It makes a difference!

A bright sunny day. Birds chirping throughtout the day. I was hungry, tired, and my muscles were sore. My mind was filled with creating a checklist of things to do at each one of my real estate listing I have in the area. As I traveled south bound on Capital Blvd (Route 1), I enjoyed listing to the radio thinking about my mom and realizing that if she were here this would be the perfect sunny day and she would remind me that Spring was definately upon us. As I thought about the nostalgia of the… Continue

Today, marks the 4th anniversary since my mother's passing. In previous years, I spent the day mourning her loss with many emotions that sometimes I wondered when the pain was going to cease. As the calendar days moved closer to another year without having my mother physically here with all of us, I realized that she would not want the day to be consumed with sadness. I decided to reflect on this amazing woman and find something that I could focus on about my mother that would bring laughter and… Continue

Yesterday while going through the McDonald's drive thru at the corner of Spring Forest and Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh, I had to contend with massive redesign of the parking lot. They had two individuals outside in the cold taking the money and running to the window. The other woman was gathering the food and running to the vehicles. You could clearly see that she was chilled. When she approached my vehicle, I asked her how she was doing and she replied "Very cold, but I'm having a great day… Continue