Bits and Pieces

We humans possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. It's all whether we recognize the happiness we have while we are living it.

Worry takes you into the dark and steals the joy from your life.

Recalling memories of moments great and small makes us realize that's the "stuff" of life.

Celia reflects on uncertainty - the one constant in life of which we can all be certain.

As the lists of "must-do's" get longer and time gets shorter, we can so easily forget that this is the season of goodwill to all.

When you tune into the TV series Survivor or any other reality series, I ask you to recall the times when ordinary folk such as yourself were challenged to the max. We live in a really-real world—and a million bucks aside, there are no “lone survivors.”

I earned the title: “Queen of my Life” and I don’t intend on giving up my crown any time soon!

Surviving the death of a spouse is an exercise in endurance with side trips of denial, anger, guilt, loneliness and a wide variety of other emotions. But it does eventually get better when acceptance of the loss allows life to resume despite the new paradigm.

All it takes is the right lyrics or a favorite chord progression and music can transport us back in time to another era.

Dealing with everyday problems can make you crazy if you let it happen.