Posts by Grammy Mo

  Wallow or Swallow?   Yesterday, I spent my usual Wednesday afternoon with my craft buddies. Most of us are retired nurses.  We do our crafts and we care and support one another. I have not been writing many blogs or e-mails all summer because I have been dealing with a great deal of pain in my hip. As we shared together, we talked about dealing with our issues. I was reminded of my father who live with arthritis his entire life from his early twenties until his mid-nineties. Every once in a while, he would push his lazy boy…

      Suddenly this past spring we were told to stay at home! The only place one could go was to get essential services like groceries. This meant that many employees were sent home to work from home. It meant that many of us that have meetings outside our workplace, had more time because we did not spend that time travelling. I realize that what I did was fill my time up with a lot of activities. Oh boy, I have lots of extra time. I can join an extra toastmaster’s club! Oh! I can join this webinar and…

Today I will experience some semblance of normalcy. Is that even possible? What is “normal” anyway. People talk about the “new normal.” Does that even exist? What is “normal?”  The dictionary says normal means conforming to a standard, typical or expected.  The usual, average or typical state or condition. If ever there was a general definition this is it.  I think in these times both with COVID and the Racism that is rampant right now, it is very difficult to come up with what is normal. I have an appointment today that was part of my life before COVID and…

  Today I want to talk about perspective. You see, I have been seeing a lot of crazy posts on social media and it occurred to me that in some cases there is not too much critical thinking going on. What do I mean by that? We all take information in through our five senses and we convert that information to a perception. Here is the thing though! We create our perception based on our life experiences, everything we have learned from the time we are born! The kicker is we then act as if what we just perceived is…