by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” Thich Nhat Hanh Would you like to be happier? What about more likable? And would you like to be healthier, live longer, have a better marriage, and be perceived as more competent? Sure you would,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Back when the quarantine was first imposed, I decided to paint my bedroom. It sounded like a simple task, but I quickly realized that painting starts out as a very big task of cleaning house. Under the bed, alone, is a task in and of itself. Pushing my way past the...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I called my son at college the other day and the call went immediately to voice mail. I quickly received a text that read: “I’m in class, what’s up?” I texted back, “I want to talk with you. Let me know when you’re out of...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The other day, my husband took our sweet, 10-year old Sophie to the vet for her annual check-up. We found out that Sophie had gained 11 lbs. since her last visit! So Fatty Patty has to go on a diet and get some exercise. I committed then to taking her on a 1-mile...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 17, 2020 | Hope, Uncategorized
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” So said Alexander Pope, whose words from An Essay On Man are still as profound as they are poetic. Although he wrote those words in 1733, we are certainly reaching for them in 2020. Hope is what we are clutching...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers it.” ~ Nelson Mandela When I think of what holds most people back from what they truly want, it’s not...
