As my sewing machine and I get more comfortable and in the flow of mask making for my family and community, I am reminded of both new and many similar gratitudes that I have moving forward regarding our elephant in the room: I have acquired new mask-making friends in our community, learned of a system …
Warriors–what a whole new battle for us to wage. As we get into our new normal–our new rhythm of life called “social distancing”–this saga continues to evolve and ramp up. Nevertheless, I am reminded of many more things that I personally am thankful for at this juncture: Since I have a little more time on …
What an elephant in the room–right? OK, full disclosure, I SO enjoy watching Steven Colbert each night to help me put all this crazy brouhaha into perspective–a portion of his show is titled “Goin’ Viral”. However, now they too (along with all talk shows) will no longer have a studio audience, but the show must …
Who doesn’t want happier, joyful living? OK, I can hear you saying–”with all this recent discussion about fear and worry, how can there possibly be happier living?” “Happiness” is a loaded word–loaded with expectations, hope, passion, confusion. You get the idea. What makes happiness feel so elusive usually has more to do with how we …
How’s that for a philosophy on life–four simple words, one profound statement. You probably recognize it as a popular worldwide hit song by American musician Bobby McFerrin produced in 1988–one of the most beloved anthems to happiness of all time. On September 24 that year, “Don’t Worry Be Happy” became the first a cappella song …
