Events & news

  • Events & news,  Funny Friday,  Humor

    Funny Friday: On being disappointed

    “He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.” ~P.G. Wodehouse I’m sure you’ve heard the old expression, “He wears his heart on his sleeve,” in reference to a person whose emotions are easy to read. Along those lines, today’s quip from P.G. Wodehouse has a wry twist. Have you ever met anyone who looks chronically disappointed?

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    What will you tolerate?

    “I have insecurities and flaws, of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ~Adele I was lucky to be raised by folks who believed in positive reinforcement. They encouraged my interests and were generous with praise and compliments. And while my mother wasn’t particularly religious, her interpretation of the Golden Rule still resonates: “Treat other people the way you want to be treated.” She and my dad walked their talk — and I learned from their example. As a kid, I soon learned that not everyone was given the same operating instructions. I had to develop a thicker skin — especially when I…

  • Events & news,  Funny Friday,  Humor

    Funny Friday: “Knowledge”

    “Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, while others just gargle.” ~Robert Anthony While today’s Funny Friday quote is delivered with a sense of humor, it also strikes a serious chord for me. Lately, it seems, truth has become subjective. Too often, fiction and fact are tangled and stretched, or completely reimagined. How does this happen? It happens when we don’t take the time to research an issue or an event, believing instead what we want to believe, or whatever suits our personal vision or agenda. We simply gargle from the fountain of knowledge — if we even bother to sip from it. That’s just plain scary. And sorry,…

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    Dear subscribers …

    Mailchimp, the service that sends my email posts, has changed its free program limits. To curb new monthly costs — while keeping the subscriptions free to you — I’ll share fewer posts each week. Starting next month, I will stop offering email subscriptions to NEW readers, making “Life Lines” more like a private blog with a limited audience. Again, I will not charge you for a “Life Lines” subscription.  If you currently subscribe, or if you start a new subscription by the end of this month, you’ll still get free “Life Lines” email updates when they’re posted. If you have friends who’d enjoy getting “Life Lines” posts, the time to subscribe is now, before the “Subscribe via…

  • Events & news,  Generosity,  Gratitude,  Health & wellbeing

    Why helpers are luckier

    “You can get everything in life you want — if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” ~Zig Ziglar The phrase “paying it forward” — helping others without expecting anything in return — is practically a cliche now. But there’s something to it. I’ve discovered over the years that whenever I do nice things for others (or help them out of a bind) my life magically improves, too. Helping other people adds to our own happiness, opens new doors, and even improves our health and wellbeing. In other words, generosity may look altruistic but it’s actually self-serving — in a good way. Life isn’t a competition.…