I heard this expression on the radio and fell in love with it. It, unfortunately, captures my feelings about the pandemic. My universe is filled with bad news. I can’t avoid it. I just need to open my eyes and open my ears. It is everywhere, and it crowds out alternative information. My local papers…

I spend time reflecting on how I can be a better person. How can I think and behave more like the person I want to be? I don’t want to rule out seismic shifts at my age, but that scale is unlikely. My experience has been that what gets talked about improves. Well, sometimes it…

I referenced the concept of “sphere of influence” in a Blog recently. I wanted to develop that idea a little further, then tie it in with our undervalued life experiences. I define my sphere as including any person I love, who love me and any acquaintances I interact with regularly. I know I can’t change…

I’ve noticed that the sudden shift to our new normal has created a new set of “I assume” thoughts and statements. Without some critical thinking about these, it will be too easy to slip into a short-term benefit with long term pain. To put me on solid ground, a review of a few old normal…

I came across the word “coronapocalypse” recently, and it got me thinking about the power of words. The pen is mightier than the sword kind of thinking. The words I choose to use, both verbally and in writing, make a difference in how my message is received and interpreted. For example, to describe my emotional…

I love this quote from Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Anything that is in the world when you were born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’ re 15 and 35 is new and exciting and…

I seem to be drowning in covid, pandemic and vaccine information. I’m tired – until I imagine the alternative. When the pandemic started and talk of creating a vaccine seemed a fantasy to me. We had not developed even one vaccine for coronaviruses, not SARS, not AIDS. I was not optimistic we’d do it this…

I’ve learned that in 1980 it cost $250,000 to have 1 GB of digital storage. In 2019 it was as cheap as two cents/month. Now that’s quite a drop in storage fees. It is so cheap that I am fortunate not to factor it into my monthly financial budget plan to the extent I used…

I know the title is one to be very skeptical about. But we all can and should read the future. A question next is, are we helping or hindering the next generations? I read an interview with the author of the book The Optimist’s Telescope by Bina Venkataraman. Several thoughts struck a chord. Fascinating and…

I came across a quote from Chris Hatfield, best known as the Canadian commander of the International Space Station. “Your life is not what you set out to do; it is not what you thought you might do. It is just the sum total of all the little things that you choose to do next….