by Norma Thatcher | Sep 8, 2018 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
You read last Tuesday’s article, right? If not, read it here now because it ties into today’s post. Go ahead. We’ll wait for you to catch up. Raise your hand when you’re ready to move on. OK just admit it. You were highly impressed not only by Capt. Sullenberger’s...
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 4, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
On January 15, 2009, commercial airline pilot Captain Chesley Sullenberger landed an Airbus A-320 on the Hudson River in New York City. It was one of those moments in our country’s fairly recent history that many adults remember with a sense of awe. To support that...
by Norma Thatcher | Sep 1, 2018 | Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking, Uncategorized
In wrapping up the preparation of a workshop for later this month, my presentation close is, appropriately enough, about endings. Endings are a big deal: We end our babyhood by learning to walk. Our little kid stage ends on the first day of kindergarten. High school...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 21, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Words
Aren’t unexpected gifts just the best? On birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas or Hanukkah, and other holidays, we are conditioned to be in the receiving mode. On those special days, we are not surprised to find a brightly wrapped package with a big bow or a festive...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 18, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking, Uncategorized
A friend had driven into the city to attend a concert. Traffic had forced the cars to slog along, barely moving down the city streets. Suddenly a young boy, surely no older than ten, jaywalked across her car’s path. He turned and raised his middle finger as he crossed...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 7, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking, Words
I have terrible handwriting. Even my printing is bad. Sometimes I can’t read my own writing. In the past, it was frustrating for me to come across a scrap of paper with a name or idea that I’d jotted down and that I could not decipher. I’ve learned to stop with the...
