Every storm runs out of rain. Maya Angelou The platitudes at this time are endless, aren’t they? I liked the Maya Angelou quote because I hadn’t heard it before. The bottom line is, the difficult times we are going through with the Coronavirus pandemic will eventually be over. Our lives will return to some version…

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden I had almost finished my blog for this week when I changed my mind about what I was going to write. Much of my decision was influenced by the challenge we’re facing with the Coronavirus pandemic.…

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. Amelia Earhart Although, I grew up in a small town where everyone knew and spoke to everyone, most of my adult life has been spent living in a large metropolitan area. The first big city…

There is so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful. Mariska Hargritay I find it’s often easier to be mad than grateful. With that in mind, I’m taking a break from Facebook until after the presidential election. I’ll continue to post a weekly photo and you can…

It’s no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland  Weren’t we all, different people then. We are the sum total of what we’ve experienced through the years. If I think back forty years or even twenty, I’m not the same person I was then.…

There’s no place like home. L. Frank BraumThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz Home is my favorite place. I’ve worked to create a space where I want to be. I cannot envision having a job were I traveled all the time. Given a choice, I’m sure I would not last long. You’ve heard the quote,“Home is…

Keep Calm and Carry On Motivational poster by the British government 1939 Keep calm and carry on, is often easier said than done. Whether it’s a verbal confrontation, a personal dilemma or a reaction to the crisis we face in our country, it’s easy to let our emotions get the better of us. The desire…

You have brains in your head. You have feet in you shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where you to go. Dr. Suess The Oxford Dictionary defines synchronicity as, the simultaneous occurrence of events which…

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C.S. Lewis Happy New Year! Now that the holidays are past I’m ready for spring. I would like to wake up on January second and see bulbs beginning to sprout and the lawn showing patches of green. No, I am…