On day two of The Move (90 year-old-parents relocating from Florida to Pittsburgh to live with daughter), the movers arrived and my Mother in Law (MIL) – who really did not want to move – declared she was sick. Her stomach hurt. She had pains in her back like she had with the shingles. She …
I spent last week helping my 90-year old in-laws put their house on the market and move from Florida to Pittsburgh to move into my sister-in-law’s basement apartment. The next few posts will talk about the experience of accompanying them, and I learned on this trip about change and the elderly. First let me say …
Continue reading The Move – Lesson 1: Recognize Your Best Skills
Are you feeling overwhelmed? I have been. It seems there’s so much that rests on my shoulders. If I’m not here to do laundry, remind my husband to pay his bills, feed the cat, convince my mother to eat, and make sure members of my team align on the priorities necessary to support our clients …
This week, as I mentioned before, I am meditating on forgiveness. Forgiving yourself. Forgiving others. Asking others for forgiveness. It’s hard work, especially as our culture has, to some extent, a tendency toward holding grudges. Especially right now. So much anger. So much indignation. So much resentment. I own some of this, as I also …
As I was watching TV last night just after 9 pm, I reflected on the injustice that is in the world and how we all keep waiting for ponies to appear from under piles of manure. Optimism is a great quality. Sometimes it’s the only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning. …
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