Impressions by David Maxwell

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you  of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do…

The urban forest is increasingly being recognized for its benefits to public health and wellbeing. As a result, more and more towns and communities are including green spaces in their community health policies and promoting trees in their push-for-progress agendas. The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) credits partnerships between medical professionals and tree experts for…

Life is like an unsharpened pencil. Without a point, its mark is less clear. We have all heard that life should be about the journey and not the preconceived destination. In our quest to make a better tomorrow out of the failures and successes of today, sometimes we need to step back and reassess the…

“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”- Buddha Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, I think we can all appreciate the wisdom in the statement above. No matter what we have done or haven’t done in our lives up until now, we can start today being who we want…

I had the most wonderful holiday season that I have ever had. Thanks to my guardian angels in this community, you know who you are, and the priceless quality time spent with my two girls, Kaylee and Caroline, my dog, Maggie and my two grand dogs, Brody and Dexter, my holidays were the brightest, by…

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ auld lang syne. — Auld Lang Syne, Robert Burns The words Auld Lang Syne, literally translated from an old Scottish dialect, mean ‘Old Long Ago’ and are about love and friendship in times past. The lyrics in…

 The holiday season has always been a special time of year for me and my family and this season has again been extra special because of each of you, the citizens of this wonderful community that I am so very proud to call home. Because of the friendships made and generosities extended here in Seminole…

At the risk of revealing too much about myself, I am going to share another one of my holiday traditions with you.  Our holiday traditions help to make the holidays special and the annual tradition I mentioned in last week’s column of dancing each season with my daughter to the song It’s the Most Wonderful…

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year is one of my favorite holiday songs because of the memories that flood back every time I hear it. From the time my daughter Caroline could stand, and every year since, we have danced to that song on Christmas Eve.  I love the holidays. The holidays are…