by Norma Thatcher | Nov 22, 2020 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Writer Sue Monk Kidd authored a lovely article on mindfulness way back in September 1997. It appeared in a Christian quarterly journal called Weavings. She said that when she began to observe her interactions with others to discover just how available she made...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 14, 2020 | Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Jay Meadows is a public researcher who investigates health behaviors. He’s been studying pandemic fatigue which has settled in all over the world. Pandemic fatigue, described as our general exhaustion and impatience with the rules imposed to stem the spread, is now a...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 7, 2020 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
A dozen or so years ago, we had a winter storm that produced an unusual effect. On top of many inches of snow, a freezing rain transformed every outdoor surface to a hard, icy glaze. My grandsons (then around 8 and 11) had stayed overnight and were eager the next...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 31, 2020 | Thought provoking
I’m suffering from election anxiety. And I’m not kidding. Likely every single person reading this post LOVES America just as much as I do and holds a deep desire to be proud of the person who will lead our nation for the next four years. So while we can agree on our...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 25, 2020 | Interesting information, Thought provoking
Dictionary.com defines illusion as “something that deceives the mind or senses by creating a false impression of reality.” Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book Talking to Strangers brought up an interesting topic of which I’d never heard: the illusion of asymmetric insight....
