No Dying for Me!
“Wow! I thought we had a lot of cicadas at our house!” said the FedEx deliverywoman as she viewed the “too many to count” carcasses spread over our macadam driveway. “During the summer,” she went on, “I like to sleep with our bedroom windows open but I can’t stand to do that now because of […]
My Two “Go-to” Questions
How it is that the close 20-year friendship of two next-door neighbors ended over dandelions? That is the question I pondered when I heard about the rift that had developed between two couples who live in a rural development near me. The development is quite attractive; the lots are between one and two acres and […]
Choosing Transformation
For Easter this year, in addition to the obligatory basket of candy, we gave our two grandsons a butterfly farm. It’s an all-inclusive package with five very tiny caterpillars that grow so fast that I swear you can actually see them get bigger if you can sit still for a period of time! Rita and […]
Caring Confrontation
One of my favorite things about writing this blog is the dialogue it creates with readers. In the feedback on my latest post on humor, several loyal readers specifically commented on one particular passage, a challenge I “snuck” into the text that they wanted me to say more about. The section in question reads: “[H]umor […]
Life’s Lubricant
Rita and I bike a lot with our Quadracycle on the rails to trails in our beautiful section of Pennsylvania. What I learned over the years is a high-quality gear oil, a lubricant, can make the journey a lot easier and so much more enjoyable! If you fail to lubricate the chain and wheel bearings, […]
The Challenge, the Gift of Diversity
This year Rita and I elected to spend our winter at the beach. We decided upon New Smyrna, south of Daytona, because very good friends of ours have been wintering there for several years. One of our friends’ fun hobbies is collecting “sea glass” which they seek out each morning as they walk the beach. […]
Attitude
It’s not what happens to us in life but rather how we respond to what happens to us. If you have read any of my writings over the years, attended my workshops, sat in my office, or spent any significant time in my presence, you may very well have heard me say this at some […]
The Gift of Presence
As you may have noticed this month’s post is late! It wasn’t for a lack of topics but much the opposite. As an ADHD writer, trying to sift through and prioritize all of the possibilities can be challenging! While I was considering possible topics, I was reading through some of the comments by folks who […]
Inspirers
I often ask Siri for the definition of a word as I struggle to expand my limited vocabulary since it’s so convenient. However, when I really want to grapple with a word I usually return to my Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary! Here are some of the definitions I found for inspire: 1.To influence, move, or guide […]