This story is about positivity and negativity and how we can lead our grands to choose the glass-half-full mentality. Our personality type is in our DNA and we pass this on to our children and grands. When I say DNA, I am not specifically referring to our genetic code in the scientific sense. What I […]

It has been difficult to stay positive lately, but something today triggered a memory that I am holding tight. I think it will help you, too, darling. I remember this one morning, to a tee, the profoundly happy effect that positive words triggered in a body that was not feeling well. I’d lost my voice […]

Do you embrace serendipity, darling? I make it a point to. I don’t live in the past (even if I do explore my past lives! More on that below). Truth be told, I don’t often think of the past because I am too busy thinking about today. Of course, I have my memories tucked tight […]

An impending hurricane swirling towards Florida throws a friend and me into a whirlwind of worry. Her children and granddaughter, new residents of the Sunshine State, face the unknown with limited support. It’s a scene that stirs an old memory, a timely reminder of the strength and spirit we discover when confronted by the unfamiliar. […]

We all have regrets, which are self-imposed punishments — I see those as the pits in the sweet bowl of cherries that we call life. Some pits linger inside forever, some are throwaways after we make amends to those we love. There are dumb things we did or didn’t do, and some have been put […]