So why is it we hesitate, negotiate, and vacillate—mostly in our own heads—when it comes to certain tasks or activities? Dozens of books and articles have been written on the... Read More
Oh, how serious our world has become. Necessarily so. The stuff of pandemics, polarized politics, and social unrest, all occurring simultaneously no less, is more than enough reason for each... Read More
Ever notice? Somewhere along the line your teachers, parents or other kind and helpful folks seemed to believe that when something is difficult to accomplish the end result is better.... Read More
My beloved and I, foodies that we are, were watching a cooking show the other evening when I realized there was more to savor than the mouth-watering photos of the... Read More
Not a rectangle. Not an oblong. Nor a square or even an oval. Round. So why spend a few words on the “beauty of round”? Maybe if all the tables... Read More
“How do you feel today?” The pair of big brown eyes stared at me with undeniable interest. “I’m okay.” “Just okay?” “Well, maybe . . .” “Go on.” The eyes... Read More
It’s so obvious. How many times have we watched a drop of water land in a larger body of water and begin to create smaller, then larger circles? Add to... Read More
A person’s a person, no matter how small [Dr. Seuss] Someone recently made the comment it might be nice to be a kid again. They were only half-kidding. “Life is... Read More
In the early weeks when it was so hard to focus on anything because we were trying to accept and understand the scale of the COVID-19 awfulness, my beloved and... Read More