By Sue Paulson © When I was 22, my husband and I had an idea for a small business. We wanted to build an indoor mini-golf course so families could have some fun on cold winter days. We had gallons of enthusiasm and excitement, but only a teaspoonful of experience, know-how, and money to invest. […]
Very early in my cancer journey, I started documenting thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Once I was through treatments and on the healing path, I felt compelled to share that journey, in hopes that my tale would be a beacon of light to others. Here are two excerpts from Magnificent Misery – From Adversity to Ecstasy.
No Comments. Continue Reading...To My Dear Magnificents: For that is what each of you are – magnificent! Now that you know this – what’s next? The mandate of free will is that you may choose to be, do, say, or have whatever you desire. That is your right. Your responsibility is to also accept the consequences of those choices […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Originally printed in Covenant Health Grey Nuns Community Hospital – Women’s Wellness Program Newsletter – Fall 2014-Reprinted with Permission For my own good, I was taught at a very early age that I was not to brag about myself or take too much pride in my talents or achievements. That way, I wouldn’t be tempted […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...When I was 10, I watched a movie that helped transform me from a sad and sullen child into one who viewed the world in a more positive light. That movie was simply titled, “Pollyanna”. Originally a children’s novel written by Eleanor H. Porter in 1913, it became a beloved classic. Pollyanna was an orphan […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Are you one of the lucky ones when it comes to relationships? Early on, you found that one special person and are living “happily ever after”. I have not been one of those “lucky” ones. I pretty much knew that my first love (I married at the tender age of 18) was likely not the […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Photo from onlinedatingblog.co Just as I’ve never held the same job for 25 years, I’ve never been married for that long either – at least to the same man. With three longer term relationships under my belt and the experience of several flings over my lifetime, I’m qualified to put SE (Serial Ex) behind my […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...“I’ve led such a little life. I have allowed myself to lead this little life, when inside me there is so much more.” From the movie, Shirley Valentine, the heroine is 42 when she realizes that her spunky, risk-taking, outrageous self of her youth has disappeared amidst the layers of a “normal” life. Just like […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Photo from: zazzle.co.uk I confess, I ‘m a closet control freak. One day I might come out of the closet – that’s if I can find my way through all the stuff in there. (I said I was a control freak, not a neat freak!) As a child, I really wanted to control my world. […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Dumbfounded, I wasn’t sure what to do next. I’d put my coins in the vending machine and pressed B 0 – nothing happened. I pressed those buttons again. Nothing! Then I noticed the LED readout: “Make another choice.” I couldn’t see another choice for the chips I wanted. All I could see was the package […]