by Norma Thatcher | Nov 13, 2018 | Family, Inspirational, Thought provoking
The #1 marker of a superb speaker is not in the eloquence presented. It’s not how smart she sounds or the effective body language he displays. It’s not in how many times she makes us laugh. Nope. In my opinion, the #1 marker is how effectively the speaker can get you...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 10, 2018 | Healthy Living, Thought provoking
What do you know about sepsis? Until yesterday I didn’t know much about it, but coming across three articles in a row within a couple days got my attention. When I get that many messages on a topic, I know I’m meant to write about it. I realized I’d been hearing of...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 6, 2018 | Humor, Inspirational, Thought provoking
There’s a label people attempt to stick on me, and I don’t like it one bit. Elderly. It seems that anyone aged 65+ is elderly. The US Census Bureau, Medicare, and the Canadian government use age 65 as the qualifier for “elderly.” Just today I got my flu shot at...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 27, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Last night I gave a presentation on Viktor Frankl, and I thought to myself: I need to write about this! The issue is that I already wrote about it two years ago in my September 2016 post called Searching. This message is one we need to hear more than once, plus I have...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 23, 2018 | Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Raise your hand if you’ve consciously thought about breathing over the last 24 hours. Unless you have a breathing issue or have recently participated in yoga, Pilates, or mediation, you likely may not have given your breathing a single thought. We take breathing for...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 16, 2018 | Spiritual, Thought provoking
An unexpected gift came my way ten days ago: $50 cash. It’s been sitting on an upstairs table as I’ve been thinking what to splurge on. Something for vacation, maybe, like a pair of comfy walking shoes? Or put it towards a facial, perhaps? I was obviously leaning...
