Empty chairs around the table. Fewer place settings. A smaller than normal turkey to carve. No one lining the streets of New York for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This Thanksgiving is definitely going to look a lot different than we are used to. Par for the course, right? It seems that this year, we are all willing 2020 to end …
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This weekend, my daughter, Maeryn (8), played in her second “green dot” tennis tournament. Now, as an 8-year old playing in this division, she is playing against girls who are almost all 10-11 years old. While she possesses more of her mother’s determination, looks, intelligence, focus, athletic ability…you get the idea…she is only 8 and this is one of the first …
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The mind is a powerful tool. Think about it… it is the ULTIMATE multi-tasker. It is your Swiss Army Knife in life, but, like any useful tool, it needs to be sharpened, honed, and maintained to make sure that it is up to any challenge it needs to conquer. The mind is no different. When a mind is weak, the …
Continue ReadingWe can only do so much. That’s the challenge most people deal with on a daily basis. While we give and give and give, we find it’s just not enough for the world around us. We try to do more than we are supposed to instead of focusing on simply doing what we are supposed to. Maybe it’s because we’re …
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It is hard to see the forest for the trees, isn’t that the saying? The fact that, during difficult times, it is tough to see the bigger picture and remain positive about what is happening around you. Whether it is in our professional or personal lives, at our job or in our homes, we encounter moments where we can’t “see …
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Is this it? Is this all life has to offer now? Many of us have asked this as our world, both our own personal bubble and collective society, is shaken to its core. While news media outlets, social media and outward signs of expressions from people of all opinions cloud our feeds and freedoms, we are left asking what will …
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The charcoal was lit. The hot dogs and hamburgers were ready. The pools were open (for the most part) and the heat was on this past weekend. Memorial Day finally arrived and brought with it a freedom to return to some normalcy, as the weather pushed us out of the house with a taste of summer. This year, this holiday …
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The worry continues to build and grow. Are we safe enough to go back “normal?” Will we be ready to handle the new rules and guidelines? What will the world look like? The infection that has quarantined us for over a month has no expiration, but our country is getting ready to flip the “CLOSED” sign to “OPEN.” In the midst …
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It’s hard to find the words to describe what we are going through. This is crazy, right? The uncertainties we all are facing together are the likes of which can only be seen in movies or science fiction shows. We are the stars of our own episode of “The Twilight Zone,” and we literally cannot change the channel, we cannot …
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“Regrets, I have a few. But then again, too few to mention.” More than 50 years ago, Frank Sinatra uttered these words, which have been immortalized in his song, “My Way.” And while you may have heard it a time or 10 at retirement events, memorials or even as a random song playing on your Pandora station, these words are something …
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