by Margaret Anderson | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you that practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” – Wilt Chamberlain, All-star basketball player A member of one of my former writers critique groups kept perfecting the same book for years. We all...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog
I’m reflecting on the fact that (at least in the northern hemisphere) our warmest, brightest holidays and traditions occur at the coldest time of year, the time when the days are shortest. Lately, I have started saying a new bedtime prayer. I vary it, but it’s more or...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 10, 2016 | Blog
What do seasonal songs have to with your communication skills? Holiday stress leads to short tempers. Short tempers lead to discord, and I don’t mean the musical kind. We’re talking spats and even full blown arguments with that “difficult” aunt...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog
Whether you need gift ideas for friends and family, or you want to give back to those less fortunate, here are four timely ideas: I. A number of commercial vendors have teamed up with charities in “Give Back Box” programs. They make it easy to donate goods you no...
by Margaret Anderson | Dec 3, 2016 | Blog
I’m moving forward with hope that our country can come through what Ken Burns considers the biggest challenge since the Cuban Missile Crisis, come through stronger and better. I’ll do what I can to help this happen in the safest, least traumatic way possible. May you...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog
In “Service, Support and Giving Lead to Joy,” I wrote about a first practice from The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Tutu and Douglas Abrams. At the time, I had read about second and third practices from that book, but they didn’t click with me. The...
