appreciating the everyday

Good Old Days The common practice of looking back to a familiar time in the past that seemed easier is often referred to as the good old days. It might…

Advice as Opinion In the past, prior to the Internet, we had to depend on getting our advice from family members and nearby friends. With no social media to count…

Toddlers Question Everything The question most repeated by toddlers is the same one that adults should ask more often. Toddlers want the why behind all of the world facts you…

Interview Expectations If you were interviewing for the position you currently have, would you have some new questions to ask when invited to do so? Most job descriptions are written…

Just Blurt it Out When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I tried my best not to shock people that I had to inform. Family and friends were first and…

Continuing Arguments With fewer in-person meetings, office gatherings and social occasions to attend in the last few years, we have all had fewer arguments outside of our home. When home,…

Ordinary is still Special In my book, Essentially Ordinary, I attempt to explain the theory that we are all ordinary. Ordinary doesn't mean that we are not special or even…

Magic doesn't have a Calendar The start of this new year wasn't especially magical. In fact, nothing magically happens on January 1st. But we like to think of the newness…

A New Year The semi-meaningful switch of the last digit of the year has occurred. Moving ahead can be pleasant if we attach better thoughts to what the calendar change…

Happy Ending We yearn to find our happy place. I know this because I heard it on a commercial. But the marketers aren't wrong. We search for that elusive feeling.…