A week after Christmas, when I was growing up, my mother would sit my brother and me down at the kitchen table and provide us with clean paper and a pencil to write thank you notes. Each of us had…
Thankful-living
The Year I Screamed “I Hate Christmas”
The stress of choices, disappointments, of not being able to be good enough, of not being able to provide a Christmas without an elephant in my heart became a weight I didn’t want to bear. It was impossible to explain what I couldn’t understand myself.
Generosity Sparks the Season
The Christmas season is upon us. Seasonal music plays on every radio station; TV filled vacant slots with seasonal Holiday specials and Classics. Every place you go the sounds, lights, and smells of the Holiday greet you. It becomes overwhelming…
Life Lesson 2: Five Components To An Apology
“I’m sorry…I said I’m sorry…Listen, Didn’t you hear me? I said I am sorry. What more do you want?” Saying “I’m sorry,” over and over for the same repeated `behavior fails to demonstrate repentance, branding your admissions worthless. The meaningless…
STRIVE FOR THANKFUL-LIVING & HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Happy Thanksgiving! I want you, my community of readers, to know how thankful I am for each of you. Thank you, for taking a few minutes to read the weekly blog post. Thank you, for sharing my words with others.…