Sometimes you mysteriously make mistakes. Many oldsters call it a “senior moment.” Being a writer I try to be careful with words,but sometimes errors happen without my knowledge. In a recent column this sentence lost a word:So making a shift in your thinking that maybe there is suppose to [...]
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Issue 20.13 Issue 19.13 Funny how hearing a new phrase can affect you. Many years ago I first learned the Latin saying carpe diem,which I was told meant seize the day. According to Wikipedia it can also mean enjoy the day or pluck the day (when it is ripe.) Any one of those ideas [...] Issue 18.13 Lighten up can mean different things:not taking life so seriously and/or getting rid of burdens that don’t need to be carried on your own shoulders. As a parent,many of us feel that you are responsible for your child or grandchild’s happiness and progress in life. That’s a heavy burden [...] Issue 17.13 A new word that I’ve learned is PARADIGM SHIFT. Well,heading to the trusty (?) source of all knowledge…the Internet,I found this definition:a change from one way of thinking to another. It’s a revolution,a transformation,a sort of metamorphosis. It just does not happen,but rather it is [...] Issue 16.13 Everyday you associate with someone who could use some encouragement to overcome hopelessness. Perhaps it’s someone quite close to you:a spouse,grandchild or neighbor. It’s important to reach out with love,support and a listening ear. Not condemning,but trying to understand that person’s viewpoint. Without hope for a better [...] Issue 15.13 Being a bad example can be good. Sharing with your children and grandchildren mistakes and choices you made in life,how you responded,and what it taught you can be worthwhile advice. I remember listening to my mom tell about her dating experiences in high school when I was a teen [...] Issue 14.13 Ask any teenager what is important to them. They will probably answer:popularity,friends,and Facebook in that order. In the paper recently I read where a father paid his teenage daughter $250 to stop using Facebook for the summer. Interesting that we’ve sunk to using BRIBERY to motivate our children’s [...] Issue 13.13 I was chatting on Facebook with a grand daughter recently. She didn’t know how to sew and wanted to make a Halloween costume. That amazed me,as I remember my early sewing experiences in Junior High making a simple sack dress with a rolled collar. It was fun once I learned [...] Issue 12.13 Does life seem too complex at times for you:daily pressures and TO DO lists out of control? Maybe you need to consider SIMPLIFYING your life. Looking at your priorities in terms of how you are spending your time can be enlightening. It’s important to do this daily,not just for [...] Issue 11.13 Doubts and misgivings seem to be normal when you look back at your life during the empty nest years. REGRETS that…you didn’t do this or that. Wishing that you’d known what you know now,then you would have made different decisions about:schooling,career,choice of spouse,where to live,retirement [...] |   | |||||
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