Positive post Sunday, March 21, 2021- Week 213. Are you one of those parents that takes a picture of your children on their first day of school each year? Well, I went back into our family archives and found a picture of my 5 children on their first day of school in 1997 (see photo…
Positive post Sunday, March 14, 2021- Week 212. While attending Mass in our church last Sunday for the first time in roughly a year, I was looking around the church and appreciating all the symbols of my faith that I had not seen in so long. Fourteen of those symbols, which are prominently displayed around…
Positive post Sunday, March 7, 2021- Week 211. During Lent, many Christians, including me, prepare for the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday by fasting and giving up some of life’s amenities. One tradition I started years ago, is not just giving up things but doing something positive each day. As an example, each Lenten…
Positive post Sunday, February 28, 2021- Week 210. Our core values and beliefs are foundational in establishing our character, and they are highly influential in the decisions we make in our lives. Last week I shared my Mom’s Memoirs which gave me insight into where many of my core values and beliefs have come from. …
Positive post Sunday, February 21, 2021- Week 209. My thoughtful and creative niece, Jessica Chaney, spent this past year walking through memory lane with my mom. She asked her 45 questions ranging from, “What is one of your fondest childhood memories?” to “Are you more like your father or your mother? In what ways?” to…
Positive post Sunday, February 14, 2021- Week 208. I love it when my favorite authors and bloggers come together. I have shared blogs from Shane Parrish’s Farman Street Brain Food, a weekly newsletter full of timeless ideas and insights for life and business. The January 31st edition (here’s the link: Brain Food: Attracting Luck, The…
Positive post Sunday, February 7, 2021- Week 207. We’ve all heard the saying, nothing ventured nothing gained. When we venture outside our comfort zone we often grow and gain new skills and perspective. And yes, sometimes we make mistakes and even fail. As the late and highly successful University of Alabama head football coach Paul…
Positive post Sunday, January 31, 2021- Week 206. In my week 125 Positive post on Sunday, July 7, 2019 and in my week 175 Positive post Sunday on June 28, 2020, I referenced one of my favorite saying by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Your actions speak so loud, I cannot hear what you are saying.” My…
Positive post Sunday, January 24, 2021- Week 205. Over the past few years, I’ve shared a few articles from one of my favorite monthly reads Granted, by Adam Grant, a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and author. Grant will be releasing a very timely new book on February 2nd…
Positive post Sunday, January 17, 2021- Week 204. You’ve all likely heard the statement, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Well, I have a slight twist to that statement, “Don’t judge a box of cards by its cover”. This past Christmas I got each of my kids what may seem like a simple box…