GERALD GARTH

There’s a phrase that I live by that says “God whispers before the thunder.” What this means to me is that life will speak to you and gradually ramp up the volume until you get the picture. I remember as a boy my mother would often wake my brother and me up for school. As we were nestled in our beds, the mornings would generally begin with my mother slipping her head in the door with a light “Boys, time to get up.” Usually, I would begin to stir right away; my brother stil

Today would have been the 75th birthday of my grandfather, my PawPaw. “Frog,” as he was affectionately called was a spitfire of a man—a lion and a lamb. A man of average height, but built like a tank. He got the nickname Frog from his running days. While he was strong and low to the ground, he moved with grace and speed. Of course, by the time I came around, Frog’s running days were long gone, but he still had that spring in his step that made Frog, Frog. Something that

In my hometown there was a man who was at every beauty salon, every barber shop, every in-town football game. He had a great attitude, always very cordial, and was always stocked up with the latest of his wares: teacakes. And because of this, he was simply known as “The Teacake Man.” Teacakes, where I’m from, are a simple old-fashioned cookie made with vanilla and sugar. Because the recipe is as simple as it is, there’s lots of room for error. Yet the Teacake Man got it

I read an article entitled “3 Things Actors Need to Shed on Their Journeys” by Craig Wallace. It gives the author’s thoughts on some things that should fall away along an actor’s voyage. But upon reading it, I think many of us can integrate these points into our lives no matter what our craft. I think it’s important to understand the importance of a journey. No matter what your plan or idea, a journey is key. What makes the journey worthwhile is what we pick up along the

As a kid, when I became an adult, I saw myself as a cool guy, who wore awesome clothes, stayed up late, wrote amazing stories and created stuff, and ate lots of cookies. And oddly enough, I kinda turned into that guy. (I’ve got the dental visits to prove it). Yet, in a society that tells us don’t daydream and that artists starve, we let that kid go silent. But it takes a conscious effort to learn to dream again. That cool adult we always saw ourselves as is still in us,

How many of us have tried things and regretted it? How many of us have not tried things and regretted it? Fear is a monster. Fear will debilitate you and then regret will sweep in. Funny, huh? No. I thought not. Sometimes in life we just have to go for it. You’ve always wanted to dance? Start dancing! Always wanted to get fluent in German? Glückwünsche! Now is the time. Sometimes, like the old folks would say, “Ain’t nothing to it, but to do it.” What are we afrai