In honor of “Shark Week,†I’d like to say I’ve learned this fact: If it weren’t for the shark events (problems) in our lives, we wouldn’t have any lessons, spice or drama. In other words, our lives would be dull. Yet we don’t usually think of them in that light. Some of us are afraid […]
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Do you have a brother who means the world to you? I have 3, but today I’d like you to meet Lenis Edward Whalen—or Doc, as he’s called. He’s the doctor you’ll meet at Whalen Chiropractic in Zephyrhills, Florida. At one time, Dad didn’t think Len or I were “college material,” so the day Len
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“You are the perfect age†remains my favorite phrase. It’s the title of one of my books and the trademark of all of my greeting cards. It a bold and optimistic sentence, but every year or so, I ask myself What’s the best lesson for me at this perfect age? How about those 20s? If
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Today, I know two things. The first is that we are in the middle of May. The second is that when good advice is given, it resonates like a bell ringing in our ears. Here’s the bell-ringing story I heard today: Once upon a time in the spring of 2020, the oldest daughter, an amazing
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A favorite passages from my book Well Seasoned: The Beauty of Age mentions my favorite Christmas carol. The “happy seasons of year” can bring sadness for some of us. We know who we are. However, music reminds us to look up and out at the wonder of the world. And to remember that we are
I had a dream—not exactly the kind Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about, but still, for me, a pretty important dream. It was simple. I saw a picture of a ball of variegated yarn, and heard a message: This is how people are. This is why your friends are so different from each other, and
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WORDS are units of meaning. To honor the season, I thought it would be fun to select a few words, based on the letters in these two words: Give Thanks. These words spark memories—they remind us to be grateful. G —Gifts The best gift to give is forgiveness—forgive yourself and others. (Let it go!) I
My new book Well Seasoned: The Beauty of Age is a tapestry of thought provoking messages regarding Age, Worthiness, Confidence, Friends and Writing. You’ll love reading Anna Marie Peterson’s perspective on life. As an active 102 1/2 year old, she has a few important things to share with us! Here’s the first page of the
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It seems like a lifetime ago, yet 50 years have passed since a soldier in the United States Army was wounded. Ross McCollum (my husband) was one of the lucky ones in that fire-fight. He was serving with US Army’s 9th Infantry Division’s Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta Region of Viet Nam. Six
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