Dec 23, 2022Member-onlyDon’t Fall Into This TrapHold tight to your positive attitude about aging — During this particular week, precisely five days before Christmas day, who really wants to be doing annual checkups like mammograms or thyroid sonograms? In my last article, I shared a few specific hard knocks I experienced in 2021. Yeah, it was a tough year. My eldest sister died, two adult…Aging5 min readAging5 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyHow I Was Able to Overcome Adversity in 2022Choose not to become bitter, unhappy, and hopeless! — This was one hell of a year for me! I thought I had experienced heartbreak before, but this year I realized how harsh heartbreak could be — especially when your adult children cause it. I am brutally aware that we have been and are currently being affected by so many…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Nov 19, 2022Member-onlyI Was NOT Always PresentPut Family First and learn from my mistake — The good and the bad we do as parents affect our children profoundly and these effects, good and bad, are real and lasting. I was not as aware of this as I should/could have been! I did not always put family first and would often leave my young, four-year-old daughter…Parenting6 min readParenting6 min read
Oct 13, 2022Member-onlyYou Are a Great Provider. You Even Fix Things Around the HouseYet she is unhappy and makes you feel you don’t do anything right — What the heck is the problem? Why can’t our relationship go smoothly all the time? The sooner we accept that no relationship can be hunky dory all the time, the sooner we will realize many happier moments. Remember that life will always have peaks and valleys. …Parenting Advice6 min readParenting Advice6 min read
May 4, 2022Member-only7 Practices to Maintain Some Semblance of Life/Balance in the Face of ChaosMake self-care a priority! — My youngest daughter sadly recalled how she observed the self negligence of the medical assistant in the office where she goes for her weekly allergy shot. She related how weeks ago she was in admiration of how physically fit she looked. Then something happened. This observation also made us reflect…Self Improvement6 min readSelf Improvement6 min read
Feb 21, 2022Member-onlyRemember Those Days When People Left for WorkAnd you had the house all to yourself — I long for those days to come back. I mean I am the one who is semi-retired. I looked forward to having those long, quiet days- alone. But no- my house is filled with three ‘ladies’ who not only moved in from places like Boston and Texas — but they…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Jan 15, 2022Member-onlyHow to Find Some Peace In Tough TimesCreate a sanctuary ! You find yourself struggling to face the days. Your strength is decreasing and you long for the “good old days.” It is precisely for this reason and for these feelings that you need to rediscover yourself and find the better you, the stronger you. Begin to build a sanctuary of…Family4 min readFamily4 min read
Dec 17, 2021Member-onlyPick Yourself Up When You Fall: Your First StepClimb back boldly into the light — You now find yourself in a very dark place, trapped by your inner thoughts and feelings, surrounded by conflict inside and outside your world. You are losing hope that you will ever feel joyful again. You don’t share your pain because you suspect that no one wants to hear about…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 30, 2021Member-onlyThe Power of YOUR Male VoiceCan influence our world — It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2021 and it’s a perfect South Florida afternoon, a stark reminder of why I chose to live in ‘hurricane town’ (as one relative described the sunshine state). Anyway, it’s Grandma’s day as we call Wednesday afternoons when I pick up my grandkids for a few…Family6 min readFamily6 min read
Nov 23, 2021Member-onlySelf Care Can Be A Constant StruggleBut we need to keep going — If you think you are alone with your inconsistency and failed efforts, you are dead wrong. Many of us, if not all of us have been there. The danger is when you stay there, unable to pick yourself up. Be Persistent None of us feel great every day. But we can definitely…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
