by Norma Thatcher | Apr 15, 2018 | Family, Thought provoking
Actor Tom Hanks has an unusual interest: typewriters. NPR actually refers to his interest as a “well-documented obsession.” Hanks wrote the forward to a book titled (appropriately enough) Typewriters: Iconic Machines from the Golden Age of Mechanical Writing by...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 4, 2018 | Family, Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
At a recent Jimmy Fortune concert (Fortune was one of the Statler Brothers), my husband was enthralled with the old song The Far Side Banks of Jordan. I wasn’t familiar with it, but then my husband is more of a gospel music fan than I am. When he talked about the song...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 1, 2018 | Family, Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Until a life insurance newsletter asked me, “Do you have a digital estate plan?” I hadn’t given any thought to the concept. But everyone reading this has a computer, tablet, or smart phone (and perhaps all three), so guess what? We have digital records. A digital...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 28, 2018 | Healthy Living, Thought provoking
Raise your hand and shout YES if you like thinking about your own death. That’s what I thought. But ready or not, here it comes. If not sooner, then later. It’s important for those we leave behind to make sure they’re not left with a mess. I’m not talking about...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 24, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking
For Christians the world over tomorrow is Palm Sunday. It marks the day that Jesus made his way back to Jerusalem for the last time. He had spent the prior three years performing miracles, healing the afflicted, and preaching the tenets of the Kingdom of God. Tomorrow...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 20, 2018 | Inspirational, Leadership, Professional Image, Thought provoking
Are you aware of the communication/empathy/rapport building technique called mirroring? Many of us do this naturally when we’re with people we’re close to. For instance, if I’ve just had lunch in a restaurant with a good friend, I might suddenly realize that we’re...
