What a Difference a Week Makes

This post contains affiliate links. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ~ John F. Kennedy “All the world is aContinue reading “What a Difference a Week Makes”

Gain Disguised as Loss

This post contains affiliate links. The above title comes from Julia Cameron. It’s something she wrote in her book The Artist’s Way. And the huge tech glitch that happened yesterday, as I write this, might be considered one of those kinds of situations. It’s just one of lots of things happening right now that couldContinue reading “Gain Disguised as Loss”

Settle Down and Breathe Part 2

This post contains affiliate links. “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” ~ Deepak Chopra “In any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.” ~ Gore Vidal Yesterday, as I write this, Barry and I had lunch with our friend Dave Dahl. Dave has beenContinue reading “Settle Down and Breathe Part 2”

Settle Down and Breathe

“Will it make a difference in a hundred years?” ~ James Calvin Sage, about any problem that arises “Gain disguised as loss.” Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way “Fear is the mind killer.” Frank Herbert, Dune Something I’ve learned in my 71 years of life is that sometimes things that look like disasters end up beingContinue reading “Settle Down and Breathe”

Hooray! My Husband is Retired!

This post contains affiliate links. This is just a short post today to say that my husband’s last day at work was Thursday. Monday is his offical retirement date, but we’re celebrating now. It’s been a rather quiet celebration after the accolades he got at work. (The above photo is when he got his 25Continue reading “Hooray! My Husband is Retired!”