By: Sandra L. Churchill Growing up with traditional manners in my childhood home meant writing thank you notes, mostly to faraway relatives who sent birthday or Christmas presents. Once in awhile, there were special notes written to teachers or scout leaders, church volunteers, or others in response to kind gestures, awards, and such. The simple … More A Simple Thank You Goes a Long Way
By: Sandra L. Churchill Many of us are so tapped out by the energy-sapping likes of quarantines and Covid restrictions, that New Year’s resolutions seemed like one more demand on an already strained schedule. It’s not necessarily that we are doing “too much” when we examine our days, but for many of us as parents, … More Setting Goals for a Stellar 2021
By: Cheryl Maguire “Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”– Lily Tomlin We’ve all been there. You are running late for a meeting and stuck in traffic with no hope of moving anytime soon. Your head begins to throb, and your stomach feels like you did a thousand sit … More Your Body Will Thank You When You Stress Less
By: Dr. Tanvi Maharaja I looked out the windowTo a cold morning under an overcast skyI saw no sun nor bird nor bloom, Oh the dismay!I whined and moaned and complained all dayAnd as I went to bed, “at least,” thought I,“I have enough to get by.” I woke up the next day to see … More From a Place of Gratitude
By: Sandy Churchill The year 2020 will go down in the history books as a wacky, upside-down time when nothing was normal, “socially-distant” became a buzzword, Zoom became a lifeline for school and work, and all of us became fashionably “masked.” While we did our best to take health precautions, adapt as much as possible, … More Silver Linings at a Covid Thanksgiving
By: Cheryl Maguire When I think about Thanksgiving my mind conjures up images of pies, parades, and Pilgrims. I realize that most people think of turkeys, but when you live in Massachusetts, Pilgrims are kind of a big deal. There’s even a dedicated museum for the Pilgrims called Plimoth (yes, that’s how they spell it) Patuxet … More Snacking with the Pilgrims
By: Sandy Churchill Every mom needs an “I-Can-Do-Anything-Sweater.” I am not sure when this started or how it became a staple in my fall wardrobe, but for me, it is here to stay. My power sweater is a gypsy-looking, striped maxi-sweater in shades of mocha. I truly feel I can do anything in this sweater. … More The I-can-do-Anything Sweater!
By: Heather O’Neill I am Grateful. Throughout this time that Covid has touched our lives, I haven’t been writing. I just can’t seem to find the word to describe how I have been feeling. The world shut down. Schools, workplaces, sports, activities, everything. To say it has been hard for all of us is an … More I Am Grateful
By: Tanvi Maharaja How often have you had aches and pains in your neck or back? Do you feel your upper back is stiff and achy? Or that your lower back feels sore and you need to lie down? The knees creak and the shoulders hurt? Snap, crackle and pop anyone? And how often have … More P FOR PERFECT, P AS IN POSTURE
By: Sandy Churchill I love the spirit of “positivity” and “making lemons out of lemonade”—and truly, the COVID-quarantining-mask-wearing-social-distancing world we are currently living in is an ideal place where a sense of optimism and hopefulness is needed. A friend recently launched a “lemon-themed” Bible study in her newly-revamped garage-turned-girl-cave where she decorated a Christmas tree … More Choosing Positivity and Making Lemonade Out of COVID Lemons
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