Many years ago I had a conversation with my grandmother regarding the smaller room size and lack of closet space many older homes such as mine share in common. My 1930’s side-hall colonial was constructed in the same decade that the Empire State Building was completed, Parker Brothers released the
Category: Generosity & Kindness
A compassionate society is able to rise above themselves for the good of others
Author Dorothy Allison was recently interviewed by “The Writer” magazine and had these very interesting words to say about a compassionate society. “I think the lack of honesty in the media in this country is killing the country. I think we are living a culture of lies. And at this
A dose of kindness can help dissolve all the negativity you woke up with
This morning started out like most mornings…me struggling to get up to exercise with an overwhelming desire to call out sick. While somehow I mustered up the energy for the physical activity, I never did call out sick. Good thing I suppose, because I was treated to an early morning
Alzheimer’s is a sad reality many of us will unfortunately witness
“Alzheimer’s is brutal. I mean, it’s associated with losing your memory, but you don’t just forget who people are; you also forget how to talk, how to eat, how to do everything. That’s hard to wrap your head around until you actually see it.” – Seth Rogen Not so long
Sometimes the best you can do with what you have is enough
Some days, you simply have to do the best you can with what you have. Today we place too much pressure on one another to succeed in every facet of our lives – causing undo stress and often broken relationships. We measure and define ourselves against others instead of being