Gratitude

Your Life Will Be Happier When You Find Your People

The Mayo Clinic says, “Good friends are good for your life.” Multiple studies have proven that your life will be happier when you find your people. Have you found your people? How many friends do you have? Do you know the difference between friends and acquaintances? We tend to cycle through friends during our lives. For example, you become friends with children in nursery school or kindergarten based…

Today Is the Day; Take Action, Do Good, and Enjoy!

Are you a procrastinator? What would you do if God whispered in your ear, today is the day; take action, do good and enjoy! Have you ever thought about what you would do if today were it? Call me morbid, but I think about this a lot. I am sure having breast cancer, sepsis, and heart surgery is why I feel this way. “Close calls” have led me…

Covid Appears to Be Inducing Public Rudeness

I fear Covid is inducing public rudeness. We did take out tonight. I know it is not an indulgence we should make when on a budget. We are trying to support local businesses during Covid, and I needed Mexican food. I drove to get the take-out, and a man was walking into the restaurant before me. He did not hold the double doors for me even though I was…

Taking Advantage of the Time We Now Have

Ten years from now, when you reflect on the Corona Virus Pandemic and how it affected you, will you be proud to share with others what you did during this lockdown? I hope so. We non-essential workers have a lot of time on our hands. Initially, when we all went into “pause ” mode, I believe most people were in shock. I mean, who would have thought that…

Why My Life and The New York Mets are Connected

I love baseball. I mean, I really LOVE baseball. The anticipation of my beloved New York Mets’ Opening Day makes me feel giddy. I have such hope at the beginning of the baseball season. For me, it signifies the official start of Spring and opportunity abounds! Many of my happiest memories are tied to baseball. I was introduced to the Mets at a very young age. My mother and…

Month-Long Birthday Fun!!

My birthday month is finally coming to an end, and it was quite eventful! Trying to plan something for every day was a big challenge and I learned that it is not easy having fun. You have to work at it. And, boy, did I! As of Wednesday, I became “in my 60’s.” Yikes! That sounds so much older than “in my 50’s…