Month: August 2022

Tip #7 of living the best years ahead of you…accept compliments! I have never had a problem giving compliments but receiving them, oof, that takes practice. Some cultures think that giving compliments give people swollen heads. In those cultures, they are quick to point out flaws and make sure to keep you in your rightful…

Tip #6 at living the best years ahead of you: keep negative self-talk to a minimum because it’s damn hard to eradicate it, I have tried, I continue to try. We all know the songs that get very popular and become one hit wonders. We all know the songs that get stuck in our heads…

Friend, Letting people love us as hard as we love them. This one is hard. Let’s just start here, shall we? I only have the female perspective, that too, a female who started off life with severe and relentless abuse. My first impression of love is warped. I received conditional love. When I decided to…

Tip #4 of living the best years ahead of you…fail at many things and learn from each success at failing! When I was young, whenever I failed at something, I was punished. I taught myself to not take risks. I taught myself to live the safe life. I remember wanting to move to France in…

Last Friday, I took an all day virtual quilt class. I know how to quilt, but this quilt is an optical illusion. The challenge was not a new way to sew, it was a new way to SEE! I loved the teacher (Dave Sirota) and all the students. We laughed. We cussed, well I cussed…