The Sparks Blog

The leading cause of death according to the CDC is heart disease.   The leading cause of death to according to Denise Ryan is forgetting what makes you feel alive. Like many of you, I worked hard last year.  I worked weekends and evenings, it was the biggest year I’ve had yet and I’m proud of […]

I have issues, I admit it. I DVR shows like “Dateline” and “48 Hours.” I’ve even been known to watch an episode of “Southern Fried Homicide.” If it doesn’t bleed, it doesn’t lead in my house. This will cause concern if I ever decide to murder someone. But then again, maybe I’ll just get away […]

I hate drama. I’d like to say that I’m evolved and like the Dalai Lama I have compassion for everyone, that I forgive them all their excesses and weaknesses; that I have patience and tolerance for all. Are you kidding? I don’t even forgive myself all my excesses and weaknesses! (I’m still mad at myself […]

Yeah, yeah, I’m a motivational speaker – everything I do should be fun, right?  Well, I try to roll that way, but sometimes dark forces work against me. I am still in the “due diligence” period of buying a new home and I have to say, I’ve found the whole process frustrating, challenging, and somewhat […]

How do you make each day the best possible?  Well, you gotta start the night before.  Yeah – you have to get enough sleep or it’s going to be a lot harder.  So DVR that show or stop looking at Facebook and get some sleep!   After that, upon waking, you have to decide that […]