I could have written an easy blog about the mechanics of speaking better, like how “He doesn’t know how to ride a bike” sounds better than “He don’t know how to ride a bike” because it disagrees with the subject. Nope, I decided to go deep. When we speak to one another, there’s a transfer […]
This idea came to me the other day. I had woken up in a grumpy mood. Most mornings, I wake up and listen to YouTube videos, like this one on how to start your day. But this morning, I didn’t. Instead, I let the present reality, feeling pain from a recent shoulder surgery, get to me. […]
If everything we are, do, and have in our lives is a result of our mindset, I’m a firm believer that we are only as old as we think we are. I coined the phrase yold one day when I was thinking about my age. I thought I’m not old; I’m in between young and […]
How many of us have experienced “ghosting” via text or other means? I have, and I’m not too fond of it. I think it’s a childlike, cowardly way of dealing with human interactions. As adults, we’re supposed to talk about our feelings and issues, but some either don’t care or can’t express what they want, […]
I’m sure everybody has heard the phrase, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I’ve been thinking about that and wondered, can will get you what you want? In other words, if you are passionate about something enough, can you make it happen just with that? I believe it. So, I thought I’d dig deeper […]
I had shoulder surgery on 7/31 to fix a torn tendon. The orthopedic doctor and his wonderful colleagues did a fantastic job fixing my dislocated ankle in 2022, so I had complete faith that repairing a tendon would go well. So far, it’s distressing, but I’m confident I will be okay. I heard from people […]
The word fear has several acronyms: F.E.A.R. – false evidence appearing real F.E.A.R- face everything and rise F.E.A.R – forget everything and run F.E.A.R -fantasized experiences appearing real (Jack Canfield) No matter what the acronym, the gist is the same—what we think is what we feel. Feeling fear can be paralyzing. How we deal with […]
The song “Workin’ Them Angels” by Rush inspired this blog today. It’s a fantastic song with fantastic lyrics by the late, great Neil Peart. For me, Rush is the goat of rock music. They are on another level than traditional rock n’ roll music. Here are a few lyrics from the song to see the depth […]
To cook is to perform an act of love—first for yourself, nourishing yourself, and then for others. You can be the worst cook ever, but the effort it took to create something from parts and pieces of edible things is still an act of love. I wanted to learn to cook from my grandmother (Italian/Sicilian) […]
I happened upon a website for Denise Turney, a writer from Philadelphia who has published several books and writes blogs. I wasn’t looking for it, but I believe it found me for a reason. She’s doing what I want to do: be a published author. There was no jealousy or envy, I don’t roll like […]