My humor and aging series is coming to a close today. I’ve borrowed a few ideas, also a few words over this month, but this final post, okay besides the included quote, is my wisdom alone. Here it is: Allow yourself to change your mind. Allow yourself to adapt to a new idea or situation. … More Bias Is For The Birds
It’s only been a couple of months, but the “Sharing the Heart of the Matter” podcast is a hit. Thank you to all of you who’ve trusted us with your valuable time by listening. The topics have been wide-ranging and we’re thrilled by the response and interest in each episode – whether the topic was … More We’re Celebrating!
Help the people, help each other. … More Friendship & Counterbalance
Asking for help is SO difficult for me. I want the world to see me as a capable woman who is able and definitely not vulnerable. Put a piece of IKEA furniture together- I’ve done that with ease. Packed and lugged boxes into and out of moving trucks and put together a new house- That … More Remaking A Super Woman
Hello everyone! I’m getting a late start as one of the contributors to The Heart of The Matter. I truly appreciate how the other writers here have given so graciously of their time so that I could take a mini vacation before my first post. I had some other thoughts in mind for this first … More A Shock Wave Becomes A Ripple…
Let me say upfront, it wasn’t my finest moment. I got stuck in our first-floor bathroom. We have the same doorknobs that were first installed by the contractor who built the house. The inside mechanism on the doorknob in the bathroom is worn and doesn’t always catch, my wife has been asking me to replace … More Locked out!
“You made me feel like I belonged..” … More Know My Name
I learned about death the hard way. One day in the early 1970s, my mom picked me up from the neighbor lady who watched me during the day. When we got home, she told me that Shep, our lovable Collie, had died. She had gotten loose from her leash, strayed from the yard, and gotten … More My first brush with death
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