How many of you avoid going to the doctor because he/she will body shame you? How many of you have had nearly every illness or malady blamed on your weight? You don’t have to answer of course, but I’m raising my hand to the first one. As to the second, my doctor blamed everything on […]
When I was a child and someone said something hurtful, I learned to respond with, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” We said that to ease the pain, but it’s so wrong. Names, words, sticks, stones all hurt. Sometimes the words haunt us for decades. It’s so important
I read through all (or at least most) of my New Years’ posts from 2013 to 2020 and I think the one from 2013, A New Year’s Revolution, is what I want to strive for this year and every year (slightly modified from my original list). Here are my “Rules to Live By.” Do what
With all of the craziness of the last several years, I’m always amazed at how well we come through life’s trials. I also find that I’m very proud of people. We can be horrible to one another. However, during the low points, when it seems to matter the most, I see the goodness of mankind.
It’s A Wonderful Life (link is for the 75th Anniversary book) is my favorite Christmas movie. I watch it almost every year on Christmas Eve as I wrap presents. (I’m a bit of a procrastinator.) The movie wasn’t initially meant to be a Christmas movie. It wasn’t even very well received when it was released
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