Fall is in the air, leaves are in my hair. Holidays are near, scrambling here and there. So very much to do, so very little new. Running to and fro, not enough time to grow. These days return each year. Yet we seem surprised. The fall and winter holidays are never clear. What was grandma’s size? We love these […]
In June, I wrote about the fact that after 18 years in the same house, we decided to sell and downsize to a new house in a brand-new town. Then you didn’t hear from me for a month. Where did July go you ask? Why wasn’t there a newsletter? We were moving! Packing, unpacking, you […]
Ron and I are moving out of the home we’ve lived in for 18 years this month. We’ve bought a new home near the beach and will be relocating in a few weeks. Time to turn the page and go to that next chapter. Into the unknown. As I sit here at my desk in […]
Faith is hard. Why? Mostly because it’s hard to have faith in something you can’t see, touch or smell. I can feel it in my heart, but I can’t see it, and I certainly can’t touch it. It becomes especially hard when your brain is talking you out of something your heart is telling you […]
Happiness. That’s the destination, right? We are all desperately seeking happiness. So let me ask you a question: Are you happy? I know many people who are happy, but they tell me that they try to downplay it so as not to upset anyone. Can you imagine? Hiding the fact that you are actually happy? […]
A few years ago, my youngest son and I were talking about life. Eventually we got into memories from the past. First the good ones, and then a few bad ones. Thinking he would talk about his friends, I asked him how he got through those dark times. He told me that to clear the […]
My relationship with money has had its ups and downs. Actually, it’s been more like a leaky bucket. You put water in hoping that it stays there only to have it leak out through the holes in the bucket. It’s horrible. We started out with a nice full bucket. It took twenty years of hard […]
If you look back, I’ll bet my last dollar that you all can remember one day that completely changed your path forever. I’ve actually had a few change-your-life days over the years that have caused me to pivot, but I will never ever forget that very first one. It was 1979 and I was 18 […]
If your life looks like an endless game of whack-a-mole, then perhaps you need to find out what really makes you happy! Try this exercise… On a blank piece of paper write down “what makes me happy” at the top of the page. Then, quickly write down anything that comes to mind … words, emotions, […]
Life is hard. Or life can be great. It really depends on your perspective. Two people can look at the exact same thing and each have different thoughts about it. Take a traffic jam, for example. You could stress out about the drivers cutting in front of you, or the fact that you might be […]