Author: Yvonne

You know, I can’t remember ever being asked if I regretted not going to college. I appreciate that. It’s hard to answer. It just wasn’t in the cards for me. That sounds like such a cop out, doesn’t it? My only defense is I was trying to survive on my own. I don’t feel great… Continue reading A Life Experience Missed

Paul was about to descend the stairs to the basement. I call from my La-Z-Boy in the den, “Do you think I can do it?” “Do what?” “Be a nursing assistant. You know how much I enjoyed looking after your mother. I just wonder if I would feel the same way with people other than… Continue reading Can I Do It?

We are living in a political and cultural moment increasingly defined by dehumanization. Many of the crimes of our age are predicated on a profound dislike of the other.” The Dehumanizing Politics of Likability by Teow Lim Goh, August 21, 2019. Whoa! What a statement! It puts a pin on the importance of likability —… Continue reading Likability

What to say if you’re running low on topics to keep a conversation moving along or to prevent it from accidentally dying on the vine? Try these on for size if you’re looking for one or two conversation starters. What is something you resent paying for? Federal tax on smartphone. What are you currently worried… Continue reading Let’s Chat!

I awake peacefully. It is 4:07. Ellie (my little dog) is next to me under the covers. Sage (cat) is getting some zzz’s on the bedside table. I feel good this morning. It’s a welcome relief from the sounds of fireworks last night. Poor Ellie was petrified. This went off and on for six hours.… Continue reading New Year’s Day 2022

Two Sweet, Adorable Cats Harriet and Frankie (formally, Franklin). They live, or used to, in my neighborhood. I pass by their house often because it is on my walking route. Harriet and Frankie weren’t out much, but I was on the lookout for them when I passed. I caught a glimpse now and then. I… Continue reading Finding a Forever Home

“Experiences are not just what happens to us, they are the raw materials we use in shaping our identities, our self. http://www.psychologytoday.com Experiences are separate from memories. I view first experiences as remembering a happening when it’s the first time it’s occurred. It catches my attention somehow. Then it sticks in my mind. This process… Continue reading First Experiences

Dare I write of a taboo subject? A subject we were told never to discuss at parties, at work, or other places where many people are gathered. Yes, I’m daring myself to discuss religion/spirituality. Not really discuss like a debate or something. I’m not preaching anything. It’s just my experience of sacredness thus far. Jealousy… Continue reading Sacredness

What’s the best advice someone has given to you? What is the best advice you have given? Giving and receiving advice can be tricky territory. Giving advice How to give advice: Use your own experience. Your experience is the best advice you can give. Here’s something I had not thought about — why you might… Continue reading Advice & Decisions