jrdreistadtApr 19, 20171 minPoetryLoved and AcceptedI thought I had Discovered myself Within a place That resonated with my Vision and my Passion I went there to be loved and accepted Only...
jrdreistadtSep 10, 20152 minEmotional HealthBlasting ZonesI had never been in a blasting zone before, nor had I even heard of them. But on a recent road trip through six states, I traveled...
jrdreistadtSep 7, 20152 minPlanet EarthAll Animals Have a NameI often have ideas about things that I would like to do, but I don’t always act on those ideas. That is a good thing, as many of my ideas...
jrdreistadtJul 14, 20155 minEmotional HealthThe Meaning of HappinessHappiness is something we all seem to want more of in our lives, but what exactly do we mean when we say that we want to be happy? The...
jrdreistadtJul 2, 20151 minLetters to a Young ActivistWho Am I To Save The World?As a naive young college graduate in the late 1990s, I can remember actually telling people who interviewed me as I embarked upon a...
jrdreistadtJun 5, 20151 min40 for 4040 for 40 #1: Joan OsborneLast summer, when listening to various tracks on my MP3 player while on a road trip, my mother mentioned that she loved Joan Osborne’s...