Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Is it possible that some of the angst we see in the media these days are people who went with the favored political winds a few years ago and now are facing up to the idea that they picked the wrong horse? With all the emotional gusto of a preadolescent person decrying the trauma of …
Funny how caregiving issues have turned topical. Mental health declines used to be a topic of conversation only in certain circles. Now it is a the topic receiving lots of attention – and rightly so. The pandemic has added emotional challenges to our repertoire of personal growth events. All of us have confronted lifestyle …
How did apologizing get so out of style? We used to hear, “Sorry. My mistake. I goofed” during our daily events. Admission of normal human fallibility, while always a sensitive point, used to be freely offered and acknowledged. In appearing to others as fallible as we really are, we kept tempers even and conversations ongoing. …
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Life gets complicated but it really can get simpler. More accurately, our approach to Life can be made simpler. Life will always be complicated. It all starts with simplifying. Finding the joy in a summer afternoon in Nature, or just the welcome voice of a friend on the phone (sometimes even an email). Recognizing the …
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