I bet there is not one person who is reading this that has not been challenged with a technology issue at some point in time. If you are lucky, you call customer support, and are able to talk to a human being. After gathering all of your account information, the support person is very likely to ask: "have you tried unplugging the device for at least 10 minutes, and then trying it again? "I don't know about you, but most of the time, that unplugging trick really does fix the p

I am normally an upbeat and positive person, but last week was an exception. It seems that I have been surrounded by illness and death as of late, and it all got to where it felt very heavy on me last week. Fortunately I have friends I can talk to about it, and I know the coping tools that work for me: playing in the dirt, meditation, stretching and breathing, and journaling. I did them all and felt some relief. And then a friend sent this image that was a wonderful reminder

I have to say that one of the best examples of sportsmanship I've seen was during the men's high jump final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Faced with a tie after their jumps, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim were called towards the official, who began to explain that they could continue with a jump-off to determine the winner. Barshim interrupted the official to ask, “Can we have two golds?” The moment that the official told Barshim, “It’s possible,” the

Have you noticed that it has gotten much noisier now that things have gotten busier again? It became very noticeable while I was walking this morning. Each time there was a gap in the cars passing by, I could hear the sound of silence. The little snippets of that beautiful sound left me wanting more. Silence means different things to different people. Whether it means a break from the sounds of whining children, machinery, sirens, traffic, planes, etc., noise pollution is a s

Am I the only person who did not know that each individually foil-wrapped Dove dark chocolate has an inspiring message to brighten your day? We were recently on a COVID-delayed trip to Sonoma wine country. It was a great treat when our tasting at one vineyard finished with port and a dark chocolate candy. Not only was the port yummy, but the message inside of my wrapper said "When life isn't going right, go left." It was submitted by Haylea S. from South Dakota. My candy wra

As I write this newsletter, I look forward to going "home" to Massachusetts to see family and friends who I haven't seen since before COVID. You know what I am looking forward to the most? HUGS!!!! I'm not talking about the lean toward each other arm teepee hugs; I am talking BIG, LONG BEAR HUGS. The reason hugs feel so good has to do with our sense of touch. Touch is the first sense to start working in the womb (around 14 weeks). From the moment each of us is born, the gent