And we survive until we thrive. This too, as my mother used to say, shall pass. Hang in there.

We have experienced some degree of social isolation for 293 days; that’s nearly 42 weeks and nearly ten months. It is all too easy to fall into despair – but we can’t do that. Once we understand some of the effects of social isolation, we know what to do to mitigate them. Come with me to the LFI porch where we can talk about it.

Is life difficult or do we just take it that way. Hands-down – it’s difficult! Let’s talk about it.

Is stubbornness a good thing or a bad thing? Once again we enter the paradox. New post today! Come join the discussion!

Looking back, I can see struggle after struggle. Nothing I did resulted in the huge success I’d envisioned. But now I recognize that each struggle was an unopened gift.

There are two kinds of lives: ordinary ones and extraordinary ones. Had you the choice, which one would you choose for yourself? Before you answer, you should know the cost of the extraordinary life. And of the ordinary one.

Most of us are visited by tragedy at one time or another, and when we are, sadness and fear take up residence in our hearts. Don’t miss your life. Here’s what you can do!

Christmas is a paradoxical time, isn’t it?  It’s a happy time.  Strike that.  It’s supposed to be a happy time.  Strike that too. For some, it was once a happy time and now it’s not.  Not anymore…

It may come as no surprise to you that I’ve been struggling with Life, for instance lately, just as I have been struggling to accept the tragedy that has impacted my life, acceptance never having been my..