By Susan | November 4, 2010
ABC News reported that “a study of 660 adults aged 50 and older from an Ohio community, published in the August issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that people who had positive attitudes about aging lived more than seven years longer than those with negative attitudes. What’s more, the effect of [...]
Anyone who has watched a young child and/or has been blessed with an animal companion can attest to just how many details the average adult human completely overlooks. A dog finds absolute joy in exploring their backyard on a sunny day, even if that same backyard has remained unchanged for the duration of their short [...]
By Susan | March 31, 2010
It seems like more and more people are mad these days. Not just irritated or annoyed, but vein-popping, spittle-producing, all-out enraged. A City of Raleigh road crew guy screamed at me yesterday when I pulled out as he was directing traffic (I honestly didn’t know what the heck his arm waving was all about until [...]
By Susan | January 21, 2010
“We are all taught to speak. Only 50% of our population is taught to listen.” ~ Marilyn Shannon
What’s that old saying? We are given two ears and one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we speak? Too bad no one seems to practice that! I heard a very thought-provoking presentation by [...]
By Susan | March 10, 2009
You may remember that I have written about the two cats we adopted last year. Addie came into our lives from the shelter (www.spcawake.org) and was quickly ensconced in our home. Just two weeks later we found a flea-bitten, emaciated street cat that appeared to be at death’s door. Over Jim’s protests, we brought Emma [...]
By Susan | January 24, 2009
The excitement and anticipation leading up to the presidential inaugural was palpable. People were clearly anxious for “change” whether or not they were happy with the results of the election. I don’t think it is just the economy driving the feeling, I think that human nature is wired to want – and need – change [...]
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By Susan | January 2, 2009
It’s the season of it’s-the-end-of-the-year-and-we must-do-a-top-(or bottom)-10 list…… Are we sick of lists yet? Well, just in case you aren’t (grin) here is the Calm and Sense List of 10-Ways To Less Stress in 2009:
Sing in the shower or car. No one needs to know that you are tone deaf and can’t carry a tune. [...]
By Susan | December 10, 2008
As the end of 2008 nears and 2009 faces us, I have been pondering life’s changes, both self-imposed and those thrust upon us. And quite honestly, if I added “make some new year’s resolutions” to the mix, it just won’t get done!
Oh yes, I have succumbed in years’ past: Lose weight. Exercise more. Read more [...]
By Susan | November 12, 2008
I think my deep love of reading started in the fifth grade when my teacher welcomed us back from lunch and recess by reading to us for a half hour. Flushed from playing, hyped from carb- and sugar-loaded school lunches, I settled in my chair with an almost painful sense of expectation. Laying my overheated [...]
