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...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 4, 2018 | Humor, Thought provoking, Uncategorized
When I flipped over my writing room’s wall calendar to August, I was disgusted at the new month’s photo. After seven months of amazing flower garden photography, August’s photo showed three butterflies on a Joe-pye weed plant. Why did I find that so repulsive?...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 28, 2018 | Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Many years ago a friend of mine died in a car accident. The accident occurred on a beautiful spring day, and I imagine he was enjoying the ride in his classic sports car – a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible. Who knows what momentarily took my friend’s attention...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 24, 2018 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking
In 1998 I had the good fortune to attend a presentation given by psychoneuroimmunologist Joan Borysenko. (Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of the interaction and connection between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body.) The...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 17, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
If you follow me personally on Facebook, then you can skip reading today’s post. Or if you like to hear me repeat myself, read on. In the midst of a long heat wave, I was tired of all the complaining about the weather. Hey, it’s summer in Virginia so we can pretty...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 15, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
There are exactly 83 days until my 50th high school reunion. May I just say I don’t feel old enough to have this event on my calendar? Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, I attended a regional high school. The towns were spread out so it took several of them and the...