Backstory This is a real-life story from fifty years ago. It was a seminal moment in how I looked at things from then on. See if you can relate to what happened. Click to listen or follow below to read. Be Thankful – #191 “Be thankful for what you have, not for what you don’t […]
Podcast Episodes
Choose Not to Worry
Backstory Mom set the tone for my theory about worrying. Each time I had a teenage bout of mourning, she would make detailed notes of my sorrow. A month or so later, she would drag out her notes so we could check what benefit was derived from all the hours of teenage angst. Confronting the […]
A Reason, A Season, A Lifetime
(Updated) Backstory This story has been a favorite with listeners since it first appeared in 2009. We repost it, once a year. It seems to resonate with people’s personal experiences. Prepare to bring back memories. Click to listen or follow below to read. A Reason, a Season, a Lifetime #456 People come into your life […]
How’s Your World?
Backstory After months of cloister and self-inflicted hugless, distant interactions, can we still have moments of joy? How does it look when you take an inventory of your blessings? Click to listen or follow below to read. How’s Your World? – #618 I want to ask you something. Regardless of the troubles of the world, […]
Losing Love
Backstory Heading into retirement years, many of my friends have now led several different lives – more than one marriage, multiple careers, cultures in different parts of the country or the world. Included in their decades of living is loss. Yet they seem to have recovered and moved on. They told me how it works. […]
Conflicting Advice
Backstory New facts emerge and the expert advice goes off in a different direction. Then a new happening heads us elsewhere. Whoop. It was just a rumor. Back to square one. Wait a minute. Where was square one again??? Click to listen or follow below to read. Conflicting Advice – #523 There are so many […]