Finding Joy While Facing Pain

Little did I know when I fell down our wet back porch stairs at the end of September that I would break both my ulna and radius bones in my left wrist and still be in a cast two months later. There was no joy in this experience but I was determined to look for … Continue reading Finding Joy While Facing Pain →

When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive

Me in my hospital bed On my way to a planned 9 day guided tour vacation with my husband to Sicily on Tuesday, I fell on the outside stairs and broke my wrist in several places. So straight to the emergency room we went and not to the airport for our flight to Sicily for … Continue reading When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive →

Christmas Day Focus

On this holy day I turn towards joy towards beauty towards love towards peace I turn away from news from conflict from negativity from grief I listen To Christmas carols Hark the Herald Angels Sing Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled O Holy Night Fall on your knees Oh hear the … Continue reading Christmas Day Focus →

A Life of Abundance

List 30 things that make you happy. Not necessarily in order of importance. 1. Our sons 2. My husband 3. My sisters and brother 4. The good memories I have of my parents 5. Listening to music 6. Our cat and dog 7. My friends 8. Living in Spain 9. Remembering all the places I … Continue reading A Life of Abundance →

Nightly Gratitude Habit

How do you express your gratitude? Every night before I go to sleep, I give thanks for at least five things that happened each day for which I am grateful. Oftentimes I am giving thanks for a delicious meal, time with friends, getting to a destination safely, hearing from a family member or something along … Continue reading Nightly Gratitude Habit →

Sunny Afternoon

I bask in the sunlight this beautiful June day.So delighted to be out--no clouds about. Sky so blue! Flowers of red, yellow and many other hues enjoying themselves too, blossoming in bunches the whole day through.Source of all, I thank you kindly for days like today, when our troubles simply melt away. There is nothing … Continue reading Sunny Afternoon →

Life Lesson 20: Be Grateful for Little Things, Especially When Life Isn’t Going Well

Have you ever had a day where everything is going along great and then, all of a sudden, you wind up in an ambulance on your way to the hospital? Well, that happened to me Tuesday, March 30th. I was attending an English immersion program, working as a volunteer to help Spanish people improve their … Continue reading Life Lesson 20: Be Grateful for Little Things, Especially When Life Isn’t Going Well →

Spending Thanksgiving apart, but still thankful

In the past, our family would gather at my sister Elizabeth's house in Chicagoland to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner together. They would cook a turkey with stuffing and other invited guests would bring a side dish, dessert or appetizer. It was always a great feast and very enjoyable to gather together and catch up on each … Continue reading Spending Thanksgiving apart, but still thankful →

Covid-19 Musings

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if Covid-19 never goes away? No vaccine was ever found to prevent HIV. What if it is the same with Covid-19? At least the earth will be cleaner with so few people traveling. Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have already dropped markedly since the … Continue reading Covid-19 Musings →

Life Lesson 16: Attitude is Everything!

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."--Khalil Gibran One month into the lockdown in Spain, I saw my English neighbor Ray walking his … Continue reading Life Lesson 16: Attitude is Everything! →