Know your worth
A bottle of water in the supermarket is worth about $0.50. The same bottle in a bar costs $2. In a good restaurant or hotel it can be worth up to $3. At an airport or on the plane, you may be charged $5. The bottle and the […]
Room 309
She was asked at check-in if she had a room preference. At first she started to note she had no preference. Then, without thinking she blurted out she wanted room 309. Luckily, there was such a room and it was available. She went straight to the window and […]
Oh wacky news is such a thing of the past
When I first started blogging, for a few years I would do a wacky news column on Fridays. Then, little by little I stopped writing about wacky, weird bits. The world turned topsy-turvy and weird news was no longer weird. Wackiness was sort of built into everyday life. […]
People have to pretend you’re a bad person to not feel guilty
Sadly, there are some individuals who can never give a compliment or acknowledge the great deeds of others. If they didn’t do such acts, they are suspect in their eyes. These are stingy people. They are stingy with their praise and good will towards others. They are stingy […]
The greatest love of all
My son started school last week. And, while everyone was posting photographs onto Facebook of their kids with a sign noting the school grade they were entering, I chose to not do so. I’ve done it before. Honestly, I thought about it for a second and then moved […]
Working with a sense of purpose is an act of will
As we wind down for the day, let’s not pretend purpose isn’t purposeful. Really. Having a sense of purpose day in and day out takes an active sense of willpower, thoughtfulness and practice. As we lay to sleep and dream, let our sense of purpose creep in and […]
This Monday I’ll look for 187 good things
The first step of the day is to be grateful for yet another day. Look at the sun. Make coffee with zest. Tune down the negative noise. Turn up the positivity. Find a good song to walk down the street to. Share a song with my son. Listen […]
Your progress does not need to be seen or validated
You own your progress. It’s yours to keep moving forward. It’s yours to step back from for a minute. Take it in and relish in it. No one need know. It doesn’t have to be a secret. But it also need not be lauded.
To all, a wish for calm, peace, and love on the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Lights shine brightly on our dear city Twin towers were my neighbors I passed the dust day in and day out Rubble upon rubble Until it wasn’t New foundations Names etched forever more But the dna lingers The loss still profound Innocence lost See something, say something Always […]
Not knowing why
In psychology, we note that there are times (many often) in which we may not know why we have done or said something. Sometimes we can’t quite spell out a why. We don’t always know our own motivation. As kids, we are (were) honest about not knowing why […]
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