by Norma Thatcher | May 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The topic of gratefulness is one that is being talked about more than ever. Many studies have demonstrated the impact that the gratitude attitude has on our happiness. (Note: gratefulness and gratitude are synonyms, so I use them interchangeably in this post.) One of...
by Norma Thatcher | May 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
In her book Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert encourages us to be receptive to the thoughts and ideas that present themselves to us. Otherwise, they may eventually move on to someone else who is willing to create something from them. That suggestion resonates with me. I...
by Norma Thatcher | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
It seems as if I didn’t really know my parents. Much of their backstory, as I know it, comes from my sisters or my aunts. I suppose I could use being the youngest of six, and the fact that there were six years between a sister and me, as the excuse for not knowing my...
by Norma Thatcher | May 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Since it’s Mother’s Day weekend, I am posting a slightly revised version of a story I wrote in 1988 when my daughter Laura was five. (Sorry about letting the world know your age, Laura.) At that time, the process of widening a highway was taking down many old trees....
by Norma Thatcher | May 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m excited to announce that I learned something new in writing today’s post. Most of us are familiar with the term “Greetings and Salutations” as being the opening words of written correspondence. Do you know what the term is for closing a letter or note? It’s...
by Norma Thatcher | May 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
In a movie based on a John Grisham novel, the main character is a ten-year-old boy who helps a fake psychic with her customers. While each new customer is settling themselves inside her office, preparing for their reading, the boy is outside examining the exterior of...
