Julie Clark Robinson

Know the Difference Between a Privilege and a Task.

?One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child.? --Forest Witcraft I had been f... Read >

I'm Living la Dolce Vita

"In Case Cobblestone Whispers." by Julie Clark Robinson "Be still in silence and listen to your heart. When it speaks to you, arise and go where it brings you." --Susan Tamaro, Va' Dove Ti Porta il Cuore I think the sound of my own ... Read >

Listen to the Locusts -- Make the Most of What's Left of Summer

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time." --John Lubbock To normal people, a locust's cry probably goes unno... Read >

Live Easier This Summer

"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." --Henry James When I think of summertime, I hear a lazy, engaging lyric taunt me with "…and the livin's easy…" But then reali... Read >

Follow the Little Leaders -- Be Childlike this Summer.

"I meant to do my work today – But a brown bird sang in the apple tree. And a butterfly flitted across the field, and all the leaves were calling me." --Richard le Gallienne Remember that scene in "Big" when Tom Hanks -- the man who woke up one... Read >

"Soggy Slipers and All"

"An optimist is the human personification of spring." -Susan J. Bissonette Every day I wake up a little more giddy than the day before. Steaming cup of coffee in hand, I challenge my slippers to take on the dew and head out the door to see, lite... Read >

April Showers Bring April Showers

By Julie Clark Robinson "Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby." -Langston Hughes. Yesterday, I was strangely excited. The sky stayed dark all day and my b... Read >