Jeremy Statton

Living Better Stories

The Dreams of our Youth

You used to dream big. It came naturally. You didn’t have to plan. You didn’t have to get excited about it. It just happened. When you were a kid, you imagined a world without limits. Nothing could stand in your way. If someone asked you what you were going to be some day, you actually […]

The Best Part of Being Lost

My wife and I once took a trip to Flagstaff, AZ. The city is beautiful. Driving from Phoenix, the landscape transforms from dessert to mountains, all in a span of 2 hours. The city sits next to a mountain, and we love to hike. Once we learned about the trails, we decided to explore this incredible […]

The Story of You

The Stuff of Good Stories Have you ever read a book or watched a movie, and immediately fell in love with the story that was told? Stories of comedy and mishap. Conquest and war. Love and romance. We love great stories because they give us hope. They motivate us to do more. They inspire us to […]

A Christmas Story

This post was originally put together for a writing competition. It is partly true and partly made up. I did spend Christmas with my family in Vienna 2 years ago, and it was fabulous. It was definitely cold. I did see a young girl begging for money on the sidewalk. I did give her some, […]