Month: January 2024

Episode 46: Grieving – A Good Friend Will Offer Tough Truths

In Episode 46 of my podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M offers me some tough truths about grieving and suffering I did not want to hear. That's what good friends do. She took a risk and it made all the difference for me and moved me closer to healing. You can listen to Episode … Continue reading Episode 46: Grieving – A Good Friend Will Offer Tough Truths

Thinking Out Loud: Prepare Yourself for Your Opportunity

"One chance is all you need." ~Jesse Owens NOTE: Jesse Owens, a graduate of The Ohio State University, competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Owens, a black man, represented the U.S. in four events, the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 100 relay, and the long jump. Owens won a gold medal in … Continue reading Thinking Out Loud: Prepare Yourself for Your Opportunity

It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain – Take the Anagram Challenge 

Today’s mind sharpening anagram is a two or three word phrase. Can you unscramble the anagram to discover the two or three word phrase? It's time to exercise your brain!  Today's Anagram:     

Today’s Inspiring Quote: Yes You Can!

Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself. John Bingham

Hymn to the Night: A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Hymn to the Night Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the trailing garments of the Night       Sweep through her marble halls! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light       From the celestial walls! I felt her presence, by its spell of might,       Stoop o'er me from above; The calm, majestic presence of the Night,       As … Continue reading Hymn to the Night: A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Are You At Risk for Dementia if You Sit Too Long?

There's a Link Between Sitting Too Long and an Increased Risk for Dementia Don't take this news sitting down: Even people who exercise regularly face higher risks of dementia if they sit for much of the day, a new study suggests. The study, published online Sept. 12, 2023, by JAMA, analyzed data collected from nearly 50,000 … Continue reading Are You At Risk for Dementia if You Sit Too Long?

It’s Time to Exercise Your Brain – Take the Anagram Challenge 

Today’s mind sharpening anagram is a two or three word phrase. Can you unscramble the anagram to discover the two or three word phrase? It's time to exercise your brain!  Today's Anagram:  

Thinking Out Loud: Hope is the Power that Pulls us Into Tomorrow

Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson NOTE: Give someone hope and they can make it through the most difficult time. All we need is to see a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. When we see that glimpse of … Continue reading Thinking Out Loud: Hope is the Power that Pulls us Into Tomorrow