Dignity: It’s OK
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” Nightbirde, America’s Got Talent (AGT), June 2021 Yes, I quoted AGT. This audition came up on my YouTube feed this week. It was an audition I had seen before, but for some reason, this week it hit me differently. Jane Marczewski,…
Dignity
Over the last four years, I have been blessed with the opportunity to speak with college students about how we can create a culture that recognizes and honors dignity. It has become a mission of mine. I want to leave a legacy that honors dignity, and I have come to understand that elevating dignity can…
Dignity: Aging with Dignity and Grace
On September 21, 2026, I sat on a panel discussion moderated by Ginny O’Leary who is the chair of the Berkshire County Alzheimer’s walk and helped bring the Memory Cafe to our county. I first met her along with Jami Rivera-Diaz Fundraising Manager Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Chapter back in June of 2026. It was a great meeting because I…
Dignity: The Anthony Way
When we face challenges in life and those challenges get overwhelming how do we work through them and keep our focus. It can be hard to do when you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. There are times we want to surrender and give up, but we also understand that…
Dignity: Never Forget
It was Tuesday morning on 9/11/2001. I was heading home from working an overnight shift at a local nursing home in Great Barrington, MA. I had to stop by a coworker’s house to drop something off for them, and I walked in the door, and they had the television on, and I remember it was…
Dignity: A Song for Mama
On September 7 we will be celebrating the eighty-third birthday of Phyllis Redd King. It will be the third year without her here with us. They say it gets easier with time, and I guess that maybe true, but it is still hard to think that on Monday we won’t be able to pick up…
Dignity: Experience a Life of Hope, Success, and Dignity
On August 31, 2026, I have the honor along with other male community leaders in Berkshire County to greet the students on their first day of school at one of the Pittsfield, MA elementary schools. This is a great honor for me because it is the opportunity to let the young students know in Berkshire County…
Dignity: Could, Would, and Should.
Have you ever thought to yourself if I could go back in time and fix that one mistake I made how different my life would be. I think back on my life sometimes and I will often reflect on the mistakes I made and the pain I have caused and I would wish I could go back…
Dignity: To Read is Freedom
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Fredrick Douglass I recently saw a video that went viral. It was a teacher who was in tears because it was the second day of the new year, and he had seniors in his class that struggled to put their thoughts down on paper. They…
Dignity: Bringing Us Together
“Being genius is not enough; it takes courage to change people’s hearts.”- From the movie Green Book The above quote is from the movie Green Book. It is the story of the 1962 tour in the Deep South by a Black pianist Dr. Don Shirley and an Italian bouncer from the Bronx Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga. It was an eight-week tour…
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