There are places in my life where I look for motivation. Church, for instance. I expect church to be motivating and inspiring. I expect to be challenged to be better than I am. I also expect my family to motivate me: The dog greets me at the door, prancing on her toes, saying “Yeah, yeah, …
We had just passed a road construction site on the small two-lane state highway on the way from our hotel to my Dad’s house. The new road cuts and construction revealed bright red dirt— really red dirt, even by the standards of the Piedmont Plateau in Georgia. From the back seat my daughter asked, “Mom, …
My dad was the consummate story teller, and one of my biggest frustrations at losing him is the rapidity at which I seem to be losing his stories. Just bits and snatches here and there—the gist remains, but the details that made the stories so wonderful escape my memory. The lesson here is: Record the …
E shared this joke with me on the way home from school. She says it’s an original. Why did the kid wave “hi” to her school? I don’t know. Why did the kid wave “hi” to her school? Because it was a HIGH school!
Several scientific studies over the last couple of years have provided some evidence (see some references below), most of it by correlation, that a daily habit of meditation promotes successful aging and better mental health through stress reduction, but it’s actual effects on any given health problem are mixed. But have you ever actually tried …
Recently my husband and I headed for an overnight in Chicago. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel, ate at a wonderful restaurant, walked the Magnificent Mile (and spent absolutely no money), and took in a show at the Chicago Theater. We saw the comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, who is currently on tour. It’s been a …
I had my first knitting nightmare Wednesday night. Since picking up my yarn addiction four months ago, knitting has found its way into almost every facet of my life: my writing (my blog now has a dedicated knitting page.); my closets (my yarn stash grows daily); and my bookshelves (what bibliophile could resist the beautifully …
