“How’s life?” a casual friend asked me, knowing I was semi-retired recently.  I told him that I slept better than I had in years, that I awakened with anticipation of each new day, and that my life was rich in… Continue reading

“I’m just running on fumes these days.”  The expression comes from when the car’s gas tank is nearly empty and the engine continues to run on the vapors that are left.  I cannot recall when I was that close to… Continue reading

One of the most powerful emotional toxins common to the human experience is shame – feelings of worthlessness that create a desire to hide our true selves.  “If they really knew me, they would hate me.” is the conclusion comes… Continue reading

Who doesn’t love the dawn of a new day? Most mornings around 5:30 my eyes open in the darkness of my bedroom. I ask Alexa™ to turn on the lights and the gloom is instantly dispelled!  There is a simple… Continue reading

It is said that one of the most beautiful places in the Vatican is the Sistine Chapel. (a note – I have never been there!) It was built about 1481. Its walls were decorated by Renaissance painters. Between 1508 and… Continue reading

An article I read yesterday reported that anger is now the emotion we share most.  Three-quarters of Americans are angered by the state of the world and their own place in life! That is a lot of angry people!  The… Continue reading

Not many of you will remember the name, William Safire.  He was a speechwriter in the Nixon administration who is best known as a New York Times op-ed columnist.  He put a memorable phrase in the mouth of an inarticulate… Continue reading

I remember the leaner days many years ago our little family when the money that came in was already spent on our necessities, when I wondered how I would pay for that unforeseen expense, when we juggled our funds to… Continue reading

When you visit Chick-fil-A™,  if you say, “Thank you” to an employee the response will be – “my pleasure.”  Sources tell me that the practice dates back to 2001 when founder, Truett Cathy, noticed a Ritz-Carlton employee respond to his… Continue reading