Joe Paterno – A Rush to Judgment
For days I have been thinking about what I would write in the first weekly blog for year 5. I re-read my first blog and was quite surprised about the subject considering the circumstances that brought it about. I had my mind pretty much made up about what I wanted to say until I woke up this morning and learned about the death of Joe Paterno. And although I will seldom vocalize openly my opinion about anything, especially when I am not asked for it, there is always an exception to any rule and this is the time for me.[pullquote]I ...
Happy Anniversary to Let Life Happen
So, you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and you are facing a double mastectomy and reconstruction along with a parathyroid/thyroid surgery at some point. What do you do? Yes, I did go to Disneyland. But, if you are me and you have the most supportive and awesome husband imaginable, you start writing a weekly blog. You see, Kirk kept nudging me to write about my experiences and he promised that he would create and manage a website for me where I could write about anything that I wanted and he would take care of ...
Compassion
Compassion is defined by Dictionary.com as “a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering”. That sounds about right to me. In situation like natural disasters, we all feel so very sorry for those affected and we reach into our pockets to make donations to relief efforts to help to the best of our abilities. However, in situations where a loved one is diagnosed with cancer or a colleague loses his job or a friend is going through an ugly divorce, the lines are not so ...
My Visions for 2012
Have you ever had an experience that changed your life and your vision of the world forever? I recently did when my husband, Kirk, and George Marciniw of Helitours L.A. conspired to take me on a helicopter tour around the Los Angeles area. It was, without a doubt, the most awesome experience that exceeded any expectation that I may have ever had. And although I had been in a 2-seater airplane before which I thought might be comparable, I was totally wrong.[pullquote]My wish for everyone in 2012 is that every single day is wonderful and special to you and for ...
The Spirit of Christmas 2011
At the beginning of this holiday season, we were besieged with story after story about people who did not believe in Christmas. In fact, they didn’t believe in much of anything except their right to speak out against the beliefs of many others. They were so busy protesting the fact that many wanted to erect the yearly Nativity scene and that made them really angry. So they decided to protest against it and demanded equal space in all public areas to respond with their own “decorations”. This really made me sad. After all, Christmas is the celebration of Christ’s birth ...
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Joe Paterno – A Rush to Judgment
For days I have been thinking about what I would write in the first weekly blog for year 5. I re-read my first blog and was quite surprised about the subject considering the circumstances that brought it about. I had my mind pretty much made up about what I wanted to say until I woke up this morning and learned about the death of Joe Paterno. ... [Read more]
Happy Anniversary to Let Life Happen
So, you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time and you are facing a double mastectomy and reconstruction along with a parathyroid/thyroid surgery at some point. What do you do? Yes, I did go to Disneyland. But, if you are me and you have the most supportive and awesome husband imaginable, you start writing a weekly blog. ... [Read more]
Compassion
Compassion is defined by Dictionary.com as “a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering”. That sounds about right to me. In situation like natural disasters, we all feel so very sorry for those affected and we reach into our pockets to make donations to... [Read more]
My Visions for 2012
Have you ever had an experience that changed your life and your vision of the world forever? I recently did when my husband, Kirk, and George Marciniw of Helitours L.A. conspired to take me on a helicopter tour around the Los Angeles area. It was, without a doubt, the most awesome experience that exceeded any expectation that I may have ever had. ... [Read more]
The Spirit of Christmas 2011
At the beginning of this holiday season, we were besieged with story after story about people who did not believe in Christmas. In fact, they didn’t believe in much of anything except their right to speak out against the beliefs of many others. They were so busy protesting the fact that many wanted to erect the yearly Nativity scene and that made... [Read more]
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