Impressions by David Maxwell

When you burn the biscuits, just put more syrup on the table 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…

The contagious effects of a job well begun. Let’s keep it Spreading! Synergy can be defined as the interaction of multiple elements coming together to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. And now, a year and a half after it began, BetterWay can be defined as the interaction of multiple…

New Hopes, New Inspirations and New Beginnings Learning To Celebrate Easter every day for the rest of your life. Sunday is Easter, and as we all prepare to look and act our best on that one day, here’s a thought. How about we spread it out and celebrate the reasons for Easter each and every…

In a portion of my column that ran in the October 13, 2011 edition of the Donalsonville News, which was written well before the BetterWay Initiative started moving forward, I made a statement – What a difference trees could make – referring to Cherry Street. Quite frankly, it was written to see what type of…

A Thank You to the BetterWay Supporters What we have done so far is nothing short of amazing and it is all because of the support given by each of you. Thank You. Project BetterWay is not a chamber project. It is not a city or county project. It is a community project, and the…

The word pride can be defined as a satisfied sense of achievement for a person or a group for choices made and actions taken, and with it comes praise, independent self-reflection, a feeling of dignity, self-respect and satisfaction. I take pride in calling myself a citizen of Seminole County. Living in this community gives me…

Hope, charity and a positive attitude are my New Year’s resolutions A new year full of endless opportunities is just a few days away and it brings with it twelve whole months of project time to do the things that will make life better for myself and everyone around me.  It’s a whole new year,…

It’s Time To Get on The Train, Or To Get Off The Tracks! It has been just over a year since we dusted off the BetterWay project from the chamber’s shelves and embarked on its journey of making our great community an even better place to live, visit and work. With the hard work of…

Resolve to be kinder and care more this year I don’t know about you, but I believe that 2013 can be one of the most exciting and rewarding years of our lives. Forget the failures, the storms, and disappointments of the past, and let’s focus on the great things in store for us this year!…