I recently read an article about potential Alzheimer’s prevention. It’s a subject pertinent to my family, and I began the article with some trepidation and sadness, thinking of my grandmother and my own future. By the middle of the article, though, I was grinning, and thinking of how novelty, a suggested preventative (according to the […]
After my last post regarding choosing your words wisely, I thought more about how easily and vividly I can recall the times when words hurt me, yet I have a hard time recalling all of the times words of encouragement were spoken my way. I know there were many times when encouragement was spoken my
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I have come to realize lately that I have a wonderful group of friends. I should rephrase that – I have always known they are wonderful, but I just have begun to realize what is so special about the way we treat each other. And I’ve figured out that, despite our differences, we all do
We all know the saying “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Unfortunately, that saying isn’t entirely true. While sticks and stones can certainly break our bones, words can and do hurt us. As a little kid, we think nothing of making fun or teasing someone else. What we
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