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Georgia on My Mind /10

Posted May 17, 2013 | 12 comments

This is an ongoing series about my grandmother’s life. If you’re new here you can start at the beginning by clicking HERE. “He’s sleeping now, but he’s still feverish.” Maggie told Mrs. Springer, as they had there morning coffee. “I know you’re worried, Maggie, but children get illnesses all the time and bounce back quicker than we ever could.” Mary Springer said, while filling Maggie’s cup. “Oh, I know.” Maggie replied, “But this seems different to me.” “I told Grady how much I appreciated his...

What Can You Say When Words Fail You?

Posted May 9, 2013 | 22 comments

What can you say when there’s nothing to say? Your heart’s filled with love and your head is overflowing with… Words. But, there are no words to express how you feel. You try and you try, as you search through your brain Thinking maybe if I could say… And you know that won’t help. Perhaps it won’t hurt, but… The words feel so hollow. “I just read of a…” and, “This helped someone I know…” They sit on your tongue As you feel their weight And you know they are best unsaid. Words will not change...

Caution: Attitude Adjustment Ahead!

Posted May 2, 2013 | 23 comments

Back in the late ‘90’s I was going through some serious negativity. Nothing in my life seemed to be working, except me in a job I despised and a marriage that was falling apart. If you’ve read ‘While You Were Sleeping’ you can get a sense of how that all played out. *Spoiler Alert*…it has a happy ending. The happy ending was due, in large part, to changing my own mind. Making an attitude adjustment, if you will. I made a conscious choice to focus on the positive. I would catch myself in negative thoughts and stop for a little...

Why I Won’t Be Visiting the George W. Bush Library

Posted Apr 26, 2013 | 24 comments

I’m sure you’ve heard about the fabulous new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum that’s opening May 1st in Dallas, haven’t you? Have you booked your flight and a hotel for the grand opening? They’re going to need your $16.00 (cost of each adult ticket) to help recoup the $250,000,000.00 it cost to build this monument to the worst president in history. I’ve decided he’ll have to survive without my contribution. Here are some of the things you probably won’t see, or read about, during a tour of this...

Puppy Love, a Warm and Fuzzy Story

Posted Apr 18, 2013 | 38 comments

This post is from 2010, but it’s a very fun, heartwarming story, and who doesn’t enjoy that? Every now and again we need something to just smile about, don’t you think? (I apologize for not being able to edit the spacing. This post was moved from the old platform and there’ s only so much I can do.) Once upon a time a beautiful young woman, named Christina, decided she needed more love in her life so she began searching for a puppy. She knew that puppy love is truly unconditional. After searching and...

Your Self Worth Is NOT On The Outside!

Posted Apr 11, 2013 | 24 comments

I was reading the morning paper yesterday, which is my ritual, enjoying my coffee, and mentally preparing my day, when an article in the style section caught my eye. The headline was: Gimme Cara’s brows, blush, and stick legs! It was accompanied by a photo of this stick figure with stringy hair, bushy eyebrows, and bowed legs. But apparently I’m out of the loop on this latest ‘super model’s’ power. She was, after all, named Vogue’s Model of the...

Scatterbrain…Is It Just Me?

Posted Apr 5, 2013 | 35 comments

I want to thank all of you who shared great suggestions for the Aging series. There really are so many aspects of moving through this life to explore. I still recall my mother-in-law’s comment at every birthday…”Considering the alternative…” and she was quite right! I have to tell you, Alzheimer’s scares me more than anything. I have to make a pact with someone to prepare the Kool-Aid if that happens. Honestly I do worry about it a lot. Then I calm myself and realize Alzheimer’s isn’t my problem, it’s just...

Aging…Everybody’s Doing It!

Posted Mar 28, 2013 | 29 comments

This post will begin an official new category here on the blog…Aging. Whether you want to age gracefully or kicking and screaming is up to you. I vacillate between the two quite often. I’ll be exploring some of the changes in the beauty industry, as well as plastic surgery procedures, from a journalistic point of view. All of this fascinates me. It’s a great time to be alive, don’t you think? Ultimately I believe aging begins and ends in your mind. Some people are born old, as I was. We’ve all heard the phrase, “She’s an old...

Sharing…What’s stopping you?

Posted Mar 22, 2013 | 21 comments

“It is the ultimate paradox of life, and also a very powerful spiritual law: The more you share, the more you will receive – and the happier you will be.” ~ Yehuda Berg Were you taught to share, as a child? Sharing is even easier today! “Even though we don’t have much, there are always others worse off.” My grandmother used to say. “Never hesitate to share what you have.” My grandmother was a great cook and always made more than was needed. Even when it would be more than the two of them could eat in a week, she had to...

A Nod to the Past, As We Look to the Future

Posted Mar 14, 2013 | 33 comments

This will be a hodgepodge today. We’re still early into year four of this journey beyond sixty and I’ve been contemplating the beginnings and what comes next. If you have a blog, have you gone back to read your very first post lately? For most of us who’ve taken the plunge I have to wonder if others were as clueless as I. What the hell was I thinking? Who on earth would read this? What would I write about?? I did go back to read my very first post and I think it stands up pretty well. It set the stage for many of the stories that...