by Norma Thatcher | Mar 25, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking, Uncategorized
When I start a new class of students, I like to create an atmosphere of trust between everyone. One exercise to accomplish this is for each person to share something about themselves in a couple of sentences that may not be common knowledge. I explain that I’m not...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of someone hating butterflies? These colorful winged creatures seem to live a peaceful life around flowers. They don’t bite or sting, they don’t buzz around your face, and they aren’t destructive (except for the hatched caterpillar eating the leaf...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
The first time I came close to dying was when I was about four. It’s my earliest memory. I was at my grandparents’ home and apparently I had been given a balloon to play with. It popped. Unbeknownst to either grandparent, I had stretched a torn piece of the balloon...
by Norma Thatcher | Aug 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a paranormal event in Jodi Picoult’s novel Leaving Time. Serenity Jones, a psychic that young Jenna hired to find her missing mother, couldn’t get a document to print on her own home printer. So she went to an office supply store for assistance. Suddenly,...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
A company held a large renewable government contract. Each quarter the agency sent a new purchase order to buy against with a not-to-exceed limit of $999,999. So if the agency didn’t purchase more than a million dollars during that three month period, the company’s...
by Norma Thatcher | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
I try to be a kind driver. When people make mistakes such as pulling out in front of me, I produce excuses for them. “He must have a lot on his mind.” It’s amazing how that paradigm shift frees me from getting angry over the incident. I have a friend who does...
