My husband has been in business since he was eight years old, when he worked alongside his father. He made change for the customers, and most of them, he said, thought he was a hoot! He learned early on, watching his father and engaging in business transactions, that you have to be sharp, know how […]
I haven’t written a blog post in a while. I started writing one, but didn’t have the mojo to finish. I’ve been in a funk, rut, whatever you want to call the place in life where you feel like you can’t handle one more thing or you will snap. That’s where I’ve been. Don’t get […]
I wish I could sometimes rattle off a profound quote from someone famous, but I can’t think of any right now. I only hear my thoughts that want to get out. As we get older, having lived a good portion of our lives, we become wiser from all the information crammed into our minds. That’s […]
I have been living, but having recurring brief encounters with the past. I get reminded of something painful that happened in the past, and I’d feel the pain again. I’d say that is not thriving at all. Like peeling an onion, the way to a healthy mind is to go through the layers. Healing is […]
Insecurities hold us back and keep our lives on pause when we ought to be moving forward. We all feel insecurities. I don’t care who you are; if you come across as super confident or the quiet person in the room, each of us has hangups and struggles. Some talk about them, some don’t. We […]
Light shows what’s in front of us. Whether we’re driving at night, putting a booklight on a book, or wanting to see our way along a darkened path, light illuminates so we can see better. What have you been shining the light on in your life? There’s this phenomenon: what we focus on, we […]
I’ve been somewhat of a hypocrite. I write these blog posts showing how to change your life for the better – to be happy, but I’ve been slipping and sliding all over the place as I’m doing it. That’s life, though, we have ups and downs, happy times and sad times. That’s living. Have I […]
I’ve been polishing my nails since I was a teenager. Back then, I guess I just wore whatever nail polish was available to me. As an adult in my twenties and thirties, I leaned toward bright pink colors. It seemed to go well with my black Swatch watch. Time marched on as it always does, […]
As of late, life has been harried, and I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety. Pressure is all around me. It was getting to be too much, like in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) when Princess Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca are trapped in a trash compactor on the […]
Allow yourself the time to meditate daily. This meditation is meant to promote a peaceful mindset. Find a comfortable place to relax. You can sit upright or lie down, whichever is best for you. Close your eyes and take in a slow, deep breath for a count of eight. Fill your belly with air, then […]