A Hole in My Holiday Spirit

TweetThe tree is up and decorated, the candles are in the windows and our home is ready for the holidays.  I got the Christmas cards that will be sent to those that I want to send special greetings since I won’t see them during the holidays.  But, I didn’t feel like writing them and I [...]

Taking Responsibility For My Actions

TweetI have a theory. If each one of us took the time to consider the consequences of our actions before we said or did something, we could create a really happy life for ourselves. I came to this conclusion recently as I contemplated how to best handle a rather sticky situation with which I am [...]

A New Beginning

TweetSo I had my surgery on Tuesday and everything went well.  I have tried to stay focused on all of the positive things in my life but I think that all of the stress of two rounds of cancer and three surgeries and the loss of my brother in a little more than a year [...]

My Lesson on Stress

TweetSo last week I wrote all about stress and how to handle it.  And this week I got a chance to practice what I wrote and I am still laughing at my very inept approach and its subsequent outcome.  On Friday, I had to see my physician for a pre-op exam and my blood pressure [...]

Stress

TweetLast week I indicated in my blog that I would be addressing the subject of responsibility this week.  However, when I started to write about it, the right information just wouldn’t come.  I selected three other subjects and started to write about each of them but the words didn’t materialize.  Time was passing.  I wanted [...]