Obedience Is Over-rated

This topic has my head spinning and I am certain that it will take several posts to truly convey how I really feel, and what I think about it, so let’s just make the general statement: obedience is over-rated. Early Read More …

Silent Protest

I tried just recently to perform a silent protest by not replying to a plea for support, something I definitely did not agree with in the slightest, little bit. It wasn’t a big thing, it wasn’t political, it definitely wasn’t Read More …

Make Your Mark

Other than my grandparents, who took the easy AND the hard way out of this – you, too can make your mark. In our lives, our human lives – as frail as they are – being able to leave a Read More …

Do You Give Yourself Permission

Sometimes, especially this week, I wonder whether or not people give themselves the latitude to speak up and trust themselves. A good question to ask “Do you give yourself permission… to say no? to say yes? to try again? to Read More …

Helpful, or…

Are retail store workers naturally really nice and helpful, or is it just because they are paid on commission?  I hope that it is both, but I think that we did our best in our role as customer – we engaged in Read More …

Covering Costs

If you are supporting a small business, you want to do more than just covering costs. You want to actually make a profit, right? Well, maybe and maybe not. What if…you can do everything you want to do in the Read More …

Old Titles

How do we feel about old titles for jobs that sound like “fun”, like scullery maid and chamber maid, or liveryman and manservant?  If you were in America 100 years ago what job would you be willing to take versus one Read More …