Paul Keefer

Every great adventure story begins with a man or woman setting out to find something worth looking for. It might be a romance, a dragon that needs slaying, or discovering who they are. Whatever it is, the cause is worthy, something valuable enough to endure the adversity they are destined to experience on the journey. And most of all, it is something human, because we are drawn to it when we read these stories or see them on the movie screen. There is something deeper to them

A student walked up to me the other day and said, " I'm gonna be better this quarter. The old me is gone. New year, new me! " I playfully responded by reintroducing myself, saying, " Oh, okay. In that case, my name is Mr. Keefer, " and shook his hand as I was meeting him for the first time. Besides being a funny interaction, it points to something we all feel at some point in our lives: starting fresh. Not everyone enjoys the New Year's Resolution hype or falls for the gym me