May you enjoy all the things that are magical about the holiday season with those you hold dear and may you have peace in your heart, a sparkle in your eye, and a lightness in your soul. This I wish for you - for all of us - embrace joy. This is my greeting card this [...]
In the conversation in her head she remarks, "I am fascinated by the new year phenomenon. Why do people place so much emphasis on the power of, and potential for, change at the outset of the new calendar year?" Albeit, she is quickly distracted by a burning urge to ready her brand new journal to [...]
Thank you devoted readers of The New Forty for five years of loyalty. I want you to know that postings on The New Forty will be intermittent for the remainder of 2014. This has nothing to do with my health or well-being (well, as long you don't count stress as a detractor of my health and [...]
I want to live in a world without email. I wonder if that world exists anywhere except in the backwoods of West Virginia or in a padded room somewhere. I wonder how emailing so quickly took over our lives as quickly as it did. A couple of decades ago email was not the number one [...]
The sunshine and lovely temperatures today have me humming a old classic from my youth by The 5th Dimension - Let the Sunshine In. I always knew the song as it was coupled with Aquarius as a medley. Aquarius was a much more ethereal piece that heralded the changing times. An upbeat segue from Aquarius [...]
Is politeness an antiquated behavior? Have we lost our ability as a society to be civil and gracious to others? I wonder this every single day as I watch the way our society has become disconnected from others, in part because of technology. I know this seems counter-intuitive - I know many folks think we [...]
I will be the sunshine I wish to see. I believe that if I embody outward warmth, I can infect others and ultimately the weather will change. I think this is a good plan. After all, Gandhi said, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Gandhi was brilliant - and he [...]
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