Each new day, a gift to be opened, sunrise slowly unties its ribbon of hope.

Sunsets are my escape into the reality I continuously want to live ~ Rachel Roy

Originally Appeared in the Sun by the Sea newspaper (www.sunbythesea.com) September sails through the remaining days of summer. Soaks up the sun. Soars among the seagulls. Takes a mini vacation. Goes sailing. Follows the lighthouse guide. Throws a barbeque. Buys school supplies. Hits the books! Finds true wisdom. Holds onto flip-flop season a little longer….

Originally appeared in Wildwood, NJ’s Sun by the Sea newspaper (www.sunbythesea.com)     Ben Franklin once said, “Time is Money.” Ben could have used a little time by the sea, where time is not measured in dollars and cents, but by the ebb and flow of the tides. After all, who can put a price…

Originally appeared in the Sun by the Sea newspaper online at http://www.sunbythesea.com “If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us at least live so as to deserve it,” so said philosopher Immanuel Hermann Fichte. But what is this thing called happy? Are special tools required? For instance, is it only possible to…