I am a grandmother, and my heart is breaking for the families in Uvalde, TX. I am a grandmother, and I cannot imagine how my children and grandchildren are processing another school shooting. I cannot imagine parents worrying about sending their children to school. School is supposed to be a safe place for children. AndContinue reading “What can we do as elders?”
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A Renewal Walkabout
Walkabout #6 I like words. I always pick one or two words at the beginning of the year that help keep me focused and motivated as the year goes forward. As a reminder, my words for 2022 are Mastery and Acceptance. This weekend, when I did my walkabout, I thought about another word … Renewal.Continue reading “A Renewal Walkabout”
What I learned about Happiness, Joy and Friendship on my First Walk-about
My inaugural Hey, Boomer walk-about was with my dear friend Doris McLallen. Doris wanted to walk around the Greer City Park. This is a 12-acre park, and I anticipated an hour or so of active walking and talking. Doris had designed a more historic agenda for our walk, and I gladly went along with herContinue reading “What I learned about Happiness, Joy and Friendship on my First Walk-about”
Can it happen here?
I have been ruminating on this blog for days. The war in Ukraine looms over everything I am thinking about. It is also Women’s History month, and there is a lot to say about that. And there is the quote that Dr. Bob Saul left with us when he appeared on Hey, Boomer, that hasContinue reading “Can it happen here?”
Wakeup Calls
I was in 5th grade when we moved into the house on the lake in Miami. It was a small lake, part of a series of lakes that were built off the canal system in Miami to control water flow. It was a new house with new, modern features like an intercom system. My brotherContinue reading “Wakeup Calls”
Pick your WORD for 2022
It is that time of year when we think about what worked for us over the past year, what did not work, and what we want to focus on for the coming year. Having a WORD for the year is a great way to keep your focus on your North Star. The North Star hasContinue reading “Pick your WORD for 2022”
Germinate Ideas and Color Music
Germinating Ideas Every summer I plant a wildflower garden to attract bees and butterflys and hummingbirds. I loosen the soil, add some compost, and scatter the seeds. I never know what is going to come up. The seeds slowly germinate, seedlings appear, some turn into delicate stems with tiny purple flowers, some grow into tallContinue reading “Germinate Ideas and Color Music”
Travel Tips for Female Travelers
Before I moved to Greenville, SC, I was the Director of Training for a company that managed travel risk for major corporations. We “watched the world” for events that would impact travel. Things like weather events, hostile events, taxi or airport strikes, and we helped the travelers, and their companies manage these travel interruptions. WeContinue reading “Travel Tips for Female Travelers”
New Experiences
New experiences can be revitalizing. We get into routines. When we are still working, our weekends may be a little bit different than our weekdays, but they generally still follow a pattern. When we go out, we generally go to restaurants we are familiar with. We get our groceries at the same store. We getContinue reading “New Experiences”
#LivingMyBestLife
I have been thinking a lot about safety, since the surging of the Delta variant. When I got my vaccine back in March, I felt a wonderful sense of security that had been missing for the past 12-14 months. I started to feel like I could go out and be around people again. Now, withContinue reading “#LivingMyBestLife”
Handling his mother’s estate
I have never blogged before, so my first question to Wendy was “How long does it have to be?” “At least 600 words,” she said. A little like writing a paper I suppose. Wendy asked me to be the guest blogger this week because I handled my mother’s estate when she died in 2009. IContinue reading “Handling his mother’s estate”
Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional
Pain can be exhausting! I just got back from Yosemite National Park, a trip I have been looking forward to for over a year. It was very hot, over 105° every day. And very dry, and the last day there we smelled smoke from nearby fires. All of that made the trip challenging but dealingContinue reading “Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional”
Father’s Day Tribute – My Dad
With Father’s Day coming up, I wanted to share something about my dad as a way of showing gratitude for all the great Dads. I wrote this for his 80th birthday. He died a year later, in 2009. He would have loved the work I am doing with Hey, Boomer. I wear a ring everyContinue reading “Father’s Day Tribute – My Dad”
A Thought-Provoking Look at Time
I read somewhere that an old man was asked, “If you could buy anything, cost was not an issue, what would you buy?” He answered, “Time.” I get that. My question is, what would you do with that time? We talk about “spending time.” I guess that is what we do. We start each dayContinue reading “A Thought-Provoking Look at Time”
The Comfort is in the Questions
Monroe Free is the President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greenville County. He wrote this letter in response to an email from the Greenville Partnership for Philanthropy newsletter. I found it so compelling that I asked Monroe if I could share with the Hey, Boomer! audience as a guest post. He said yes. InContinue reading “The Comfort is in the Questions”