Personal Essays

While texting and messaging is a convenient tool to keep in touch, it can often creates daily stress in our lives. Texting allows us more control over talking on the phone and allows us to establish communication boundaries.

Supermarket shopping in modern times can be an extremely frustrating business. Do you ever find yourself mentally and physically drained after a simple visit to the supermarket? This page takes a tongue in cheek look at some of the issues we are likely to encounter on a daily basis at the supermarket.

Times have changed. Today's average woman in her seventieth year is still becoming old, although her grandmother at that same age was already very old. We look briefly at some issues in her new world.

Setting goals shouldn’t stop once we reach retirement. In fact, retirement is an opportunity to set more goals and create a fulfilling sunset to one’s life.

We still need to keep people informed about AIDS.

Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.

I have survived wearing glasses, contact lenses, LASIK surgery and a cataract operation. I am forever grateful to modern science. technology and the amazing people who made this possible.

One Christmas we here homeless. So many wonderful things that happneed to us during the many months of being without a true shelter has remained with us. Angels swooped in and made a huge difference in our lives. They were not just Christmas Angels...but Angels for all time.

For many, Christmas and the holidays are a joyous time. For others, it can be the worst possible time of year.

Books are slowly being replaced by the electronic reader. But will they become obsolete? Let's explore this question.

I had a recent experience that made me ask the question, is common courtesy dying?

Writing has become an essential self-help tool in my recovery from PTSD and depression. It came about at the lowest point and has helped me process things I cannot explain with words or other expression. When inspiration vanishes and I can't write I really panic about how I will manage my PTSD.

If you grew up with a passive aggressive parent, you may have been affected in many negative ways. Today, you may struggle in 3 key areas: communicating directly, trusting others, and expressing anger.

At times it seems like the world is full of abandoned inner children -- with still some to be found here and there celebrating life with their evergreen young hearts.

Having a warm cup of coffee is a treat, is having a pet one too?

Thankful for this life is about a woman who has had doubts in the past about seeing another day while life throws her curve balls. She wants to feel normal for a refreshing change. She is thankful for all life has given her, the good and the bad. She feels blessed to begin a new chapter in life.