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This month marks 14 years that my family and I have lived in Wisconsin.  Wisconsin's state motto is "Forward."  What does "forward" mean?  Google has many definitions, one of which is, "onward so as to make progress; toward a successful conclusion."  This brings up a couple of different thoughts for me. First, the chorus of… Continue reading Forward

I LOVE "I Love Lucy."  I always have.  The good humor, the innocence, the extreme faces, all of it. I often catch myself thinking back to what must have been simpler times and wishing that the world mirrored patterns of generations past.  I forget, however, that when "I Love Lucy" was airing (in the early… Continue reading What a Wonderful World

“Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose” ― Eckhart Tolle   I’ve been thinking a lot about worry as I’ve watched friends and family face difficult, worrisome trials in recent weeks.  Worry is not an emotion that serves us and only robs our todays, our nows, of our focus, energy, and strength.… Continue reading Worry

Dr. John Gottman, a leading marriage researcher/psychologist, has identified key indicators of divorce.  One of these indicators is how a couple frames their past.  If they have reframed their history in a negative light, chances for divorce are significantly higher than if they look back on their early days with fondness. (For more information, I… Continue reading Using the Past Now

A friend of mine was teaching me a lesson as part of her school course.  She started with the question, "What are five things you want to do before you die?" Given that I was limiting myself to five, I limited myself to the really big rocks.  Wow, did I have an "aha" moment.  I… Continue reading Using the Future Now