It Is Okay To Say Yes
Keep it in the back of your mind, always…it is okay to say yes. Say yes to dessert Say yes to unsolicited assistance Say yes to dinner with friends Say yes to breakfast with mom or dad (or both) Say Read More …
Category: opinion
Learn to be Happy
It is not hard but, some people have to learn to be happy. Between work, family, the need to pay bills, not to mention taxes – sure, it can be difficult. I think it’s kind of like the difference between Read More …
Learn to be Confident
How do you learn to be confident? Knowledge goes a long way in building confidence. Once you know something, inside and out, you release your fear, your doubts and exude confidence. Swagger Lane changing Know the machine Aware of the Read More …
Learn To Be…
No matter what it is, at some point in your life you will probably want (or need) to learn to be… A child A student Still Quiet Calm Impartial Objective Fair Empathetic Silent Stoic A parent An advocate for those Read More …
Easier Now to Learn
It is far easier now to learn all that you can about a topic. In school. At home. Online, at your fingertips, research. Youtube videos. All for the taking. Even if you cannot read, or perhaps speak the language…Just ask. Read More …
Plans Change
Sometimes, plans change. Going with the flow can be just as good. You thought you wanted to be a baseball player. Maybe you’d wanted to fly planes. You studied one thing, but you’re doing quite another. Ski? No snow. Swim? Read More …
Music to Our Ears
Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what is music to our ears is quite subjective. Pop music, is just that. POPular. Had a conversation today with my eldest teen and she definitely had a strong opinion Read More …
Cost of a Song
Wondering what you all think the value (versus cost) of a song is today? We just had the Grammy’s – lots of controversy there. Adele, not Beyonce. Hm. Not sure I care one way or another. (This year anyway, if Read More …
Are You Ready
Tomorrow (depending on when you are reading this) is Valentine’s Day. Are you ready? Remember what I wrote a week or so ago…planning takes time. Advance planning on a holiday as crazy busy as Valentine’s is essential. E-mails sent out Read More …
Going Back In Time
It really isn’t possible, at least with today’s technology to pull a Back to the Future, going back in time to see your parents as teenagers, or even as parents of you, as a teen. Instead, you get to do Read More …