To teach self-control, temperance and to instill proper communication skills, we parents admonish our petulant toddlers to “use their words.” Most of us learned that if we reward incessant whining by accommodating their demands – we reinforce...
I woke up this morning thinking about Jesus. Not unusual for me. It’s been a thing since I was about 7 years old. The song “Jesus, is a soul man . . .” started going through my mind. It was popular when I was in my early teens. As the...
Please enjoy the expressions of my heart in song. Let the healing begin . . . Heart of the World (Stellner/Wyndham) Beyond, what your mind may dare to dream Lives a vision shining bright, rising high Only if we choose to see We hold the heart of the...
Whatever happens on the third of November . . . this I know to be true: the world will keep revolving and you and I will invest in our families, our futures and our friends with perhaps more energy than ever before. It is what we do. Resilience is a...
Nineteen years. I only had her in my life for just nineteen very fast, very short years. It’s crazy when I think about the fact that I myself have been a mom for over thirty six years now. Especially when I realize how much my interaction with my...
I once was deep in the middle of group think, so deep I couldn’t hear my own thoughts. Conform! “Conform!” they demanded. And for a long time, I did. Until one day I woke up and took a look around. I realized that what the group...
Today I was asked, “What is the kindest thing anyone has ever said to you?” Since I’ve been on planet earth for more than half a century, it took me awhile to contemplate my answer. Because of my profession as a group exercise instructor as well as...
2020 has been a year to remember and one most of us will work hard to forget. Unbuffered and unprepared for this type of unexpected assault, our nation has been pummeled physically, emotionally and spiritually. The pain has been deep and relentless...
I am no longer afraid to lay aside what I think I know No longer scared to shed the layers of my demanding ego While this bubble I live in is quite comfortable for me It becomes the very walls through which I cannot see So I will dare to step...
(Part 1 of a 2 Part Series) Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, there was one Hollywood heartthrob who was everyone’s idea of a super “hunk”. He made women swoon and men want to be him. So of course, everyone was in complete shock and nobody wanted to...