by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 3, 2020 | Fear, Friday Quote, Inner Peace, Perspective
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” ~ Mason Cooley I doubt Cooley knew how poignant his words would be in 2020. Reading was incredibly important before this global pandemic but, one could argue, now it’s more...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 18, 2020 | Being in a funk, Burdens, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Inner Peace, Inspirational, Perspective
I am hearing a lot about loss right now. Senior year lost, social interaction lost, travel lost, prom lost, freedom lost, financial loss, etc. Some of these one-time occasions are momentous and can’t be recouped so they are real losses for sure. They are...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 17, 2020 | Happiness, Perspective
Top o’ the morning to ya! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. I refuse to spend this day talking more about corona than I do about Guinness. We only get this day once a year and I plan on having a grand...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 13, 2019 | Friday Quote, Happiness, Inspirational, Persistence, Perspective, Worry
“The only thing that makes life unfair is the delusion that it should be fair.” Dr. Steven Maraboli Have you ever said, “Life is so unfair” or “Why does everything bad happen to me?” Behind this feeling of suffering is the fact that...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 4, 2019 | Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Perspective
Last Friday morning I headed to Shop Rite early so I could avoid the crowds. When I was exiting the parking lot, I had to wait for a young man who was riding his bike. He gave me pause for many reasons. It was cold that morning, about 42 degrees. He wasn’t...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 30, 2019 | Judgement, Motivational Monday, Perspective, Uncategorized
As many of you know, we renovated our kitchen this past summer. One of the last things we did was we had our hardwood floors refinished. They were 22-years-old and had taken the brunt of 4 kids, 2 dogs, and umpteen gatherings attended by numerous guests. These floors...
