Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Give back. Be Compassionate. Inspire Dreams.
To align with my purpose of helping seniors, I’m proud to announce that I’m donating 50% of my book royalties to the Alzheimer’s Association through December 31st, 2021. It was an incredible journey (over 10 years to be precise) to write my memoir I See Old People. There were over a hundred stops and starts, an…
Read MoreLove letters
Here’s an excerpt from my book, I see Old People®, that addresses the way I saw love. It would literally affect my entire life – from what I looked for in a man to my unabashed love of compliments. While my memoir, I See Old People®, is about my visits with seniors and the stories…
Read MoreFake it till you feel it.
Here’s a short story about my visits with seniors and the inspiration behind my book, I See Old People®. How I start Walking into a senior home to visit those struggling with dementia or Alzheimer’s is not an easy act. From the loud outbursts the residents sometimes make, to the unpleasant smells, to the…
Read MoreI talk to strangers.
Here’s a short tale about positive thinking and how it brought inspiration and love into my life. It starts with my fascination for people. From the time I was able to talk, I would look for anybody who’d listen. When I became an adult, I collected strangers like some people collect stamps. I’d talk to…
Read MoreShiny moments
I was so happy when the best-selling author of Divine Alignment, SQuire Rushnell, shared one of my stories on his Facebook page. His book influenced much of my writing and shaped my thinking along the way. My book I see old People® is all about these marvelous connections including my very own love story! Check…
Read MoreMy angel. My love.
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein While writing my memoir, I see old People™, I wrote a lot about love. Love stories, love of family, love of giving back, and the best love of all, the unexpected kind. You know the kind…
Read MoreA cup of imperfection, a tablespoon of laugher, and a pinch of debate – my family recipe for Thanksgiving
While I won’t be celebrating Thanksgiving as I did in the past, I sure have a lot of material to pull out of my memory banks. The memories feed my soul and make me feel joyful even when they were well shall I admit, less than perfect. When I grew up, my mom, a young…
Read MoreOrdinary becomes extraordinary in one small moment
As I finished my autobiography last weekend and sent it off to my publisher, I’m struck how my ordinary life delivered such extraordinary moments. I don’t know whether it’s because I look for these moments and cling to them more vigilantly, or because extraordinary moments really happen to me. Either way, there’s nothing more glorious…
Read MoreCovid-19 Miracle Story
You begin to see the marvelous connections and invisible threads that connect you from one person to the another. – Squire Rushnell, Divine Alignment It’s April 2020 and Covid-19 has hit. The world changes and turns us upside down. I’m almost finished writing my autobiography. Or at least I believe I am. It’s about my…
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