Beautiful Neighborhoods
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. ~ Fred Rogers When my twin sister visited before Christmas, the punk weather had us running between…
Candid Discussions
In the days leading up to Christmas, my twin sister came for a visit to check out my new "hood." Admittedly, as young people both of us had gotten the wrong impression of the town in which I am now…
Artful Giving
"It's that heart of gold and stardust soul that make you beautiful." ~r.m. broderick Happy 2020, everybody! This is a great good news story to start out a New Year and a new decade. It's about an artist, Chula Beauregard. She is…
Crowning Event: A Fulfilling Weekend
Heirlooms we don't have in our family. But stories we've got. ~ Unknown Welcome back to the last posting in this blog series entitled Terms of Fulfillment. After living far, far away from family for nearly forty years being able…
Raising the Happiness Quotient
"Happiness is the precursor to success, not merely the result." ~ Shawn Achor As a person who has a location neutral business, I appreciate the flexibility of being able to work anywhere as long as there is an internet connection. …
Homemade Happiness
Attention baby boomers and the next generations! We are all in this together, so I have you and me in mind in today's post. Wouldn't it be a fabulous thing if the U.S. of A. could climb the ranks of…
Lost and Found
A few weeks ago I moved to a new place. In my daily morning walk I found a Little Free Library about a half-block away. It's perched on a corner lot at someone's home right in my neighborhood! I am…
Inside Your Community
Is there any perfect place to live? It seems no place is ideal but, I've always felt fortunate to find many things to like in each of the places I've lived. What one State has in great weather, may lack…