I wanted to take a few minutes to thank you for a very special gift that and only you could have given me. I’m not sure that you recall the story of my dad’s brother Wally, and the fact that he was killed in WWII. But it was a story that each of us kids learned more from overhearing grownups talking than from a discussing with Dad. In time, as we each reached an…
In recent months I’ve endeavored to apply the “glass half full” perspective to all aspects of my life. Maybe it’s an old adage coming to reality, “older and wiser,” or maybe it’s just because I’ve seen so many events which continue to prove to me that it’s my choice to be happy, content and at peace with where I am in my life. But one of the most difficult areas for me to…
It is amazing to me how my mind can play tricks on me, and how happy I am to accept the ruse without even a shred of doubt. Time slips away like sand through my fingers, but I feel the tiny grains as they trickle through my grasp. I know I feel the sand moving because I try to clasp my fingers closed more tightly to stop the sand from escaping, but it…