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 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 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 | Jun 26, 2018 | Humor, Public speaking, Uncategorized, Words
Do you repeat yourself? No, I’m not inquiring whether or not you tell stories repetitiously. (“Say, have I ever told you about the time I….”) Instead, I’m asking this: Are you word lazy? Many of us are. We get in a rut, using and overusing the same small vocabulary of...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 19, 2018 | Thought provoking, Uncategorized
At times I think my brain may be wired a little differently than most people’s. I might be minding my own business, thinking about things, and suddenly something I’m familiar with doesn’t make sense. Here’s a perfect example: In the Biblical story of creation in...
by Norma Thatcher | Mar 13, 2018 | Inspirational, Spiritual, Thought provoking, Uncategorized, Words
The traditional symbol for heart is, of course, this: ♥ Even though the real human heart looks nothing like that. My guess is that this symbol, a stand-in for the word love, is the most easily recognized and most-used shape in America. We see bumper stickers that read...
