Does the holiday season engender nostalgic memories for you? Or are you the type who gets caught up in the hubbub too busy to think about the past? Or maybe you are present-oriented and live in the “Now” as Eckhart Tolle suggests. I’ve blogged before, I am a hopeless romantic, a positive reminiscing savorer. I love to wax philosophical… Read more →
I never thought it would happen to me. I am a true optimist. Denial is a sometimes a great defense mechanism. Sometimes, but not always. I refuse to be old or label myself as old. That said, in the past many months, my body has been giving me a loud and clear message, “I am warning you, toots!” Bullheaded and… Read more →
Every year, the first thing I think of when I hear the word “Christmas” is Mom. My rock. My cornerstone, My always accepting, loving confidant and shining star. I can’t believe she has been gone more than five years. God love her in Heaven. I am re-posting the blog I wrote for her the first year after she passed. It… Read more →
Is your cellphone loaded with your favorite musical meanderings? For the first time ever, I was treating myself to adding music to my iphone. Now that our car in Puerto Vallarta syncs iphone music, I was hell-bent on downloading some of my favorite songs. I will be singing in the sunshine when we return in September. Remember that old song… Read more →
May. High school graduations. Do you think back on yours? Did your eyebrows raise the way mine did when I asked myself, “When the hell did THAT happen?” I proudly graduated from Harrington High School in 1967, shocked and humbled to be valedictorian. Truth be known, my dear friend, Dr. Sue Perry, now a social worker, was way smarter than… Read more →
2017. This new year. The number seems odd to me. I don’t know why. It IS an odd number, come to think of it! Can it be 17 years ago since the Millennium? Do you remember what you were doing on that day when some predicted the world would end? Well it didn’t. And here we are 17 years later… Read more →
It’s difficult for my mind to wrap itself around the awareness my beloved Mom, Louise Burgess, has graced Heaven for over three years. She was my humble perennial North Star, my shining light of acceptance and quiet love. She always made me smile, and bless her, she still does. Today, I was reviewing my old blogs about Mom to post… Read more →
When you hear the word, “savoring”, what pops into your mind? Food? Happiness? An adventure? Perhaps you are like many of the folks I coach. You have not given savoring much thought. If so, you are missing out on your best self life experiences. Time to turn on more enjoyment, happiness and appreciation. Savoring is one of my all-time favorite awe-inspiring… Read more →
The dreaded phone call came. I was sitting at my computer working, but taking pause to savor my stunning yellow, orange and red hibiscus, blooming in all its Puerto Vallarta glory. But peaceful calm was soon shattered. My best friend since childhood, Cheryl Satterfield Nash, called. Her beloved sister, Bonnie Satterfield Baker, had passed away. Gritted teeth, tearful gulps of… Read more →
Do you have kids, grand kids, or nieces and nephews who have knocked your socks off making you proud? I tease my son-in-law, Brad Vick, married to our daughter, Jackie, pictured above with son Charlie and daughter Hallie, that he’s my favorite son-in-law. He is our only one, but every time we get together, I have to say it at least once. I adore… Read more →
Do you own a piece of antique jewelry like these beauties from Havana, Cuba? How did you acquire it? Do you know its story? What strengths does it conjure up for you? Appreciation of beauty and excellence? Love? “I’m sorry” forgiveness? A celebration? This lovely box filled with Havana history gave me pause. Who owned each piece? When and why… Read more →