Rx for the Soul

Neither of us imagined that this place would serve as the destination for so many of our getaways. Until, that is, we stepped onto Main Street that very first time almost five decades ago. We were hooked. My hubby and I were kids when we each visited for the very first time. Back then we…

And so it feels like life just kicked it into fourth gear with the start of fall season. Why is that you think? Here’s a theory: The holidays are fast-approaching (?), we start to feel the frenzy, and stress hits. The more stressed we are, the less likely we are to be focused on the…

Standing at the gates of heaven, and God asks you “Why should I let you in?” What do you reply? This doozy of a question surely put my reflective cap on, and I thought why not prompt you to do the same? Hmm…you thinking about your answer yet? Making a list, taking stock? We all…

A few words about life: Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot. Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. Life is like a…

“It seems like the end of times,” said a friend to me the other day while we were discussing the state of the world right now. Yes, the world is upside down, I told her. And I told her I would be praying for her and her family, as they are personally going through a…

Have you ever experienced feeling someone’s genuine joy for your own happiness? If you have, then you know how refreshing and energizing that is. That good energy is infectious. Yet we don’t always take advantage of that and reciprocate or pass it along. We get too caught up in competitiveness. A while back, I came…

Pay it forward. I’ve always told the kids it is a must. We look at all that is good in our lives against the backdrop of all that is going on in the world, and how can we not feel but blessed? Of course we express our gratitude to God for our blessings and praise…

It’s almost as if we’re hard-wired for one and not for the other. Hard-wired to complain about the inconveniences and hardships we’re experiencing, but on battery power when it comes to purposely being grateful. Yet, if we wanted to turn around a not-so-good day…or week…or moment, there’s nothing like gratitude to set that turn around…

A fill-in-the-blanks for you to ponder on today. We know we are capable of enduring much more than we think we can. After all, we’ve all had our share of this that and the other, and here we are. But some stuff really packs a punch, you know? On that note, fill in these blanks:…

Recently, I was the recipient of a number of prescriptions. A good thing because no matter how high a tolerance one has for pain, there’s always that type that will have you speaking in tongues. Anyway, yes, I am thankful for drugs. Today though, I wanted to send your way a different kind of prescription….