by Norma Thatcher | Jun 10, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Leadership, Public speaking, Thought provoking
The preteen girl at the park practiced serving the volleyball over and over again. Her younger sister on the other side of the net would catch the ball and roll it back to be served. The dad stood off to the side watching while talking on the phone. I’m not an...
by Norma Thatcher | May 30, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Thought provoking, Words
I’ve been struggling over whether to discontinue the “to my readers” request for feedback at the end of each post. A few of you regularly respond and it causes me happy feelings to know I’ve evoked an emotional or funny response from you. Others have told me they like...
by Norma Thatcher | May 27, 2017 | Healthy Living, Humor, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
How do you wake up? Some of us are alarm-setting, jump right out of bed people. Others are snooze button pushers. Most days I wake up with a dog’s face looming above me. He’s not allowed on the bed, but he’s tall enough to stand beside the bed frame and stare down....
by Norma Thatcher | May 23, 2017 | Family, Humor
An article on Parenting.com says parents pay about $12,000 relating to a baby’s first year of life. And a January 2017 article on US News and World Report cites a Department of Agriculture study that says middle income parents cough up about $233K for the first...
by Norma Thatcher | May 20, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Leadership, Public speaking, Thought provoking
Have you ever had a mentor? A brief definition of the term is “an experienced and trusted adviser.” Who wouldn’t want one of those? I once had a mentor who didn’t even know me personally. It was the mid-1980s and I was attending my first live seminar. The speaker was...
by Norma Thatcher | May 16, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Leadership, Spiritual, Thought provoking
The pop single was ahead of its time. The year was 1963 and You Don’t Own Me by Leslie Gore was the first record I ever bought. Copyright law prevents me from listing the lyrics in this post, but here’s a link to the song on YouTube....
