“Come on Grama Ruth. “Run”, 2 ½ year old grand-granddaughter urged as she took off to the front yard. After a week of being away, I was impressed with her accomplishment of fast outdoor-running. Before I left, she was running from the front door to my chair in the next room—…
“I’ve thought it over, and my answer is right”. I’ve made up my mind and there’s no turning around.” ” I stick to my original decision, no matter what.” “Changing your mind is a sign of weakness.” Have you ever done a 180-change based on new facts, reasons…
“Has anyone seen the scissors?” “Have you seen my phone?” “Who moved my stuff?” “What happened to my backpack?” “I can’t find my billfold.” “I’m gonna be late, where are the keys?” Sound familiar? Has the clutter bug taken up residence in your house? Clutter quietly and quickly…
” I’m crying because we had to put our dog down yesterday”, Edith explained to her friend, Ann. “Oh, I know just how you feel. We had to put our 9-year-old dog down and I remember how we all cried for days…blah, blah, blah”. Edith wanted sympathy, not be…
The Serendipity of Merging Must-do’s into Get-to’s In the process of a follow-up piece from several inspiring comments and emails regarding Have-to’s-into Want-to’s I was impressed to take a spontaneous hike onto another brief related trail, afterwards. I really enjoyed reading about all the wonderful "…
New, some unpleasant, distasteful, but necessary chores and responsibilities land on everyone’s plate at some time. This blog was inspired by brother, Mac, who has assumed a new role of cook after more than 60 years of marriage due to his wife, Eileen’s, sudden sightlessness. He’d prefer…
Usually, the word honest centers around white lies and blatant black lies, but this ‘honest’ subject focuses on being courageously honest in owning opinions and dialoguing without fear. When I shared with a niece the subject of Courage to be Honest for the upcoming blog, I was impressed with her…
Rich and insightful responses to last week’s discussion have inspired today’s piece. L presents additional options when dealing with negative and hurtful conversation. “I like giving people a chance to correct themselves. For instance, with the gossip, first trying to change the subject, giving others who also might…
