by Margaret Anderson | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog
Here is a link to an audio recording of the talk/sermon “Mid-Course Corrections” that I gave last Sunday for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Galveston County. They had asked me to speak about change. I talked about how, just when you think you’ve found your...
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...