Do You Really Know Him?Photo by Jean-Philippe Delberghe on Unsplash Mask: a covering for all or part of a face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify others; disguise The visual jagged lines and penetrating noise on the TV screen screamed at him. The piercing sound of the static and the visual snow made him cringeContinue reading “The Mask”
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What is Gratitude?
What is gratitude? Gratitude is the quality of being thankful. It also means the readiness to show appreciation for kindness and to be willing to return kindness. Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness for what you have and not always wanting more. When you are grateful, you acknowledge the goodness in your life and feelContinue reading “What is Gratitude?”
What is Happiness?
What is happiness? Can it be defined in a word, in a sentence, in a song? Why are we not happy even when things are going right in our lives? Do we know what happiness really is? Did you know that happiness does not depend on what we have? Happiness depends on how we feelContinue reading “What is Happiness?”
A New Year With New Hope
It is the end of December of one of the worst years most of us have lived through and we are counting the days until 2021, with hope in our hearts…. Some people lost loved ones, some people lost jobs and others just survived the consequences and loneliness of isolation and separation because of theContinue reading “A New Year With New Hope”
All I Want for Christmas
This year we will be writing different kinds of Christmas lists. Most of them will not include extravagant gifts but rather necessities that we will get for Christmas after surviving this tumultuous year. When thinking about Christmas this year, there is nothing material that I need and I am very thankful for that. So IContinue reading “All I Want for Christmas”
Preparing For Next Lockdown
It is the middle of November and all the news broadcasts talk about limiting number of guests for Thanksgiving, closing bars and restaurants early, limiting gym and bowling alley times and even potentially schools going back to remote. The numbers are up in most states and people are starting to feel a new frenzy andContinue reading “Preparing For Next Lockdown”
Election Day Havoc
I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to this election day being over. Aren’t you tired of those political ads that just bash each other? Neither one is saying what they will really do if they become president, rather they are just saying horrible “facts” about the other. We have become aContinue reading “Election Day Havoc”
Life Interrupted
Do you remember your mother or grandmother telling you to always make sure your bed is made before you leave the house? Do you tend to clean right before going on a vacation? Many of us have this in our heads that God forbid we have an accident and do not return to our homes,Continue reading “Life Interrupted”
19 Years Later…… Still Painful
How many of you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? I remember that I was teaching a math lesson and had no idea what was going on in the world around me. It was a typical, beautiful September day without a cloud in the sky and we were getting ready to do ourContinue reading “19 Years Later…… Still Painful”
Sorting It Out After Retirement
My retirement has been far from normal. My original plan was to retire in June after teaching my last class of second grade. The year was off to a great start in September when I met my wonderful class and I was so excited to celebrate all my “lasts” with them. Unfortunately, that only lastedContinue reading “Sorting It Out After Retirement”
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