First, no matter how much I prepare myself, I always struggle with fasting and abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday (yes, I realize there are more stringent religious fasts out there - I'm weak, I admit it).

Second, I'm so grateful to be surrounded - physically and virtually - by wonderful people who are generous of heart, of time, and of resources.

Finally, while I had a sense before I began my March Madness series of how much I learned in drum corps about leadership, I'm actually surprising myself that the stories keep pouring out of me the more I write about it.  In case you missed the first couple of posts:

• March 4:  My March Madness: Part 1 - (Almost) Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Leadership, I Learned in Drum Corps
• March 7:  My March Madness: Part 2 - More Stuff I Learned about Leadership from Drum Corps

Thanks for listening.  See you Monday!