In the story of the Nativity, who would you be? In American versions, the Innkeeper is usually kind of grouchy and too busy to pay close attention to what is really happening. Given the culture of the period, I’m not sure this would be true, but it’s how he is …
So it did take a bit, but I found something to be thankful for from the betrayal I mentioned last post. Perspective: In the whole scheme of things, this is not a big deal. It took up a lot of room in my head for a while and felt huge, …
You now the phrase “grasping for straws”? Sometimes finding gratitude can be like that. Over 12 years ago, I had a really terrible personal situation unfold and I was not thankful. At all. And to try and come up with an angle of gratitude on that situation would be desperate …
I don’t know why I worry about getting old. One of my first jobs after high school was working in a retirement facility- mostly the skilled nursing level. That could be it. I am really close to my Grandparents and have watched them age and all but The Grandmas, pass …
I’m assuming we’ve all had that experience of realizing time is both fact and fiction. There is the measurable increments of seconds and minutes and then there is that fascinating and bizarre phenomena of timing passing too fast or too slow. Like people who say their adult children were babies …
I belong to a group on Facebook focused on writing and publishing. Someone just left the group due to judgmental comments. Mean words. Then I read an article about how one comment meant in a teasing way, caused a profound response. I have been on both sides. At work one …