The career we get paid for is what people see us as. Typing that sentence seemed strange, but we all know it’s true. Even in retirement, people still form opinions of someone based on how they earned a living as adults. Take Joe, a retired policeman. People still treat Joe like a police officer. But […]
My now-husband took this photo of me in 2013 at Lake Jean at Ricketts Glen State Park (beautiful waterfalls.) At that time, I was in hiding, terribly so. My hair was red. I wanted a change. I knew I needed to save myself, but I didn’t know how. I was born blonde. That […]
We’re all given the same opportunities to learn, grow, evolve and be educated (I’m not referring to college. You can learn at a library for free.) What it comes down to is desire. It’s much easier to sit around chatting with your pals or family and getting all your knowledge from them. Who wants to […]
The Kramer character on Seinfeld is hysterical when he blurts out whatever is on his mind. We laugh at his honesty because it doesn’t seem to come from a place of judgment but a place of love. Seriously, the next time you see Cosmo Kramer do his shick on Seinfeld, see if the character is […]
Underwater volcanos form islands. Molten lava erupts over time, creating a land mass where there once was the ocean. It’s incredible how our earth knows how to create new life. We know how to, too, and I’m not referring to creating a baby. I’m referring to changing our lives to a new existence where […]
Isn’t it a fact that we all want to minimize feeling pain? We are so good at diverting our attention elsewhere. Moving pictures were a welcome distraction for people who lived through world wars and the Great Depression. Today, we have so many things to take our attention—it is ridiculous! With all the entertainment […]
Remember the show Sesame Street? It was more than just a kid’s television show teaching how to count, eat cookies, or spell. It showed us how to live with patience, understanding, and tolerance. If you think about the characters, I’m sure we can see ourselves in at least one or more than one. Here’s my […]
I’ve been thinking lately about how I have allowed people to treat me. By loving and respecting ourselves, we teach people how to treat us. It makes perfect sense, right? I was a “sucka” (sucker) for mistreatment and disrespect. Somehow, I had the foolish notion that other people’s feelings were more important than mine. That’s […]
These are my ideas of what I think we need to do to live a happy life. Live in the present moment. While living in the present moment, there is no past or future. You can control your thoughts, movements, and feelings in the present moment. If you can control those things, you can live […]
Anything we do one time is not going to be done great. We have to keep doing things over and over, and then before you know it, it’s become something easy. The problem arises when we think about what we want to change, do, or be, and fear barges in to start the doubts. Even […]