How to Stay Connected During Social Distancing
To avoid feelings of isolation, here are 20 suggestions to help you take an active stance against feeling alone.
Customize Your Default Setting
“There are people who live their whole lives on the default setting, never realizing you can customize.” Robert Brault What is your default setting? We all have that mindset that we gravitate to. We have a default setting that left unchecked is where we end up if we float through life. I’ve been discussing dreams […]
“Happy” Holidays
Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! With these phrases we wish one another to be happy and merry. Sometimes it’s easier said than done. Happiness doesn’t just occur because the calendar announced the arrival of a holiday. We all just want to be happy and the experience of being merry would be icing on the cake. Here […]
Ignore the Facts
I was eavesdropping and I liked it. I forgot my phone at home so for once I had nothing to distract me while waiting in the chiropractor’s office. An older gentleman walked in and another older couple greeted him, “Howdy neighbor!” They thanked him for again mowing all the common areas in their neighborhood and […]
The Best Ways to Create Warmth
“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” An early chill has rushed in to central Indiana. One day it was 87 degrees and the very next day my aching joints were screaming, “What happened to autumn?” Our region is famous for bipolar weather but a one day 50-degree shift is […]
I Want You to be Happier
If I told you to think of five people right now, who comes to mind? The five names that leapt into your mind most likely are those most important to you or those you’ve had recent contact with. Of those five who came to mind, it is very likely that one has hidden sorrows. One […]
Give Despair Notice
As women, we give. We give of our time, our hearts, and even our very souls. We pour out all we have to give then we pour some more. There are times we get to a moment when we wonder, “What difference does it make?” Those are hard moments. Those are the moments that are […]
May Day is a Must!
May 1st is May Day. It is an ancient spring festival that has been adapted and altered by past generations, and nations. In early America, baskets were filled with flowers and left on someone’s doorstep. The secret giver would ring the bell and run, leaving behind a bouquet and joy. One of the easiest ways […]
Take the Time to Inspire
Margie was devastated. A vivacious cheerleader, her daughter was not the type of person usually targeted by bullies. However, an ex-boyfriend who turned her friends against her daughter left Margie fearing for her daughter’s life. Bullies are much too common these days. They exist in schools, in the workplace and unfortunately, even in the home. […]