I love people. I was raised in a family with lots of love and activities done together. I figured out that my job in life is to try to help make someone else’s day better. That was partly where my wanting to be a nurse came from. The other part was from my mother who … More A Funny Thing Happened at the Grocery Store
This is a great story of what can happen when you listen to that still small voice in your head telling you to help or give something to someone. Several years ago I bought a solar energy powered sunflower for a dollar to place on my car’s dashboard. It reminded me of the one … More What Goes Around
From childhood on, people comment on whether we look older or younger: when we started school, or graduated from high school, got married, had children, etc. It makes a young person feel older, in a more mature way, when they hear such praise from others. As the younger person hears these magic words, they generally … More I’m Getting Older But Better
Several years ago I experienced a two way blessing with a stranger. I was visiting a young patient and his grandmother in a large hospital. My car had to be parked in a building across the street, where I received a ticket with the time that I parked the car on it. As I walked … More Two Way Blessings
The other day I was shopping at a local store. As I pushed my cart around the corner of an aisle, I saw a lady from India squatting on the floor looking for a certain product on the bottom shelf. She sprang up when she saw me, as if to get out of my way … More Karma is….
I grew up in a very loving, close knit family. I was taught to be polite and kind to everyone regardless of race, beliefs, or who they were. But after I left the protected environment of my home and went to school, I saw that the world was not like my family. I couldn’t just … More Love Makes the World Go Round
Peaceful seagull We have heard about terrible things going on in the world: the destruction of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, shootings and deaths, suffering, anger, fear and other emotions that go with such horrors. Many of us are feeling useless right now, considering the tragedy laden news we hear everyday. Sometimes the pain and sadness … More Who Needs You?
The other day I was riding the grocery store scooter across the end of one aisle. Another woman on a scooter was making a wide turn in my direction, after coming out of the next aisle over. She accidentally knocked some cans off of a display onto the floor unbroken. About four other customers turned … More A Funny Thing Happened
This story happened during the Covid pandemic. Originally, my family Christmas plans were to be with my own family. But due to circumstances beyond our control I spent Christmas Eve with one neighbor/friend’s family and Christmas day with another neighbor/ friend’s family. M, my oldest son, was going to pick me up and drive me … More A Unique And Delightful Christmas
With Christmas season we often become so stressed out about plans for the holidays, shopping, arranging for parties. Or we have to get presents, make plans, arrange for places to stay, if we travel, or if someone else is traveling to visit. Life becomes hectic as we get caught up in Christmas plans. We need … More Stop, Look and Listen!
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