“I need a quick pick-me-up,” said Beth Cartwright. “But by the time I pick my daughter up, go to the store for groceries, and arrived back home, I notice I am shaky, depressed and feel overwhelmed.” Beth says she has every reason to be happy, with a wonderful […]
I weigh over 60 lbs less than I did in 2002 and one of the reasons is grapes. My doctor and nutritionist recommended fruits like grapes as part of a weight management program. The water and fiber content of grapes make them a filling food. “To get the […]
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like the wise old bird?” My maternal great-grandmother, Chickasaw-Choctaw Margaret Delitha Morgan taught me this wise owl quote in the early […]
Living in the present is the ultimate form of sanity. You are most attractive when you are living in the now—not living in the future, or striving for it, or worrying or trying to repair the past. When you appreciate that you can’t control or tell the future, […]
Five years ago today I saved a dog, Buster, from drowning. Here’s what I wrote that night: I’m so pumped. I saved this dog. It was trapped in the big lake between #6 and #14 on the Black Jack golf course and couldn’t get out. Brigitte Gramstat Griffith […]
One of my favorite watercolor and graphic design artists is Jill Vance Bukowski out of Hewitt, near Waco, Texas. I first met Jill–from Portales, New Mexico–in December of 1983. As the construction supervisor overseeing a new H-E-B Food-Drugs store we affectionately name “Challenger 7,” (it was the 7th […]
You likely won’t hear about this on mainstream media, but it’s been shared across the country on the internet. A couple having breakfast at a Cracker Barrel in Pell City, Alabama noticed four local officers eating in the table behind them. Suddenly a “middle aged Black man came […]
The nicest guy I know, Michael Sheffield, strapped his belt with mine around a flag pole and our legs to keep from sliding off a ship during an unexpected storm. To say we were worried is an understatement. We prayed and survived. Over 30 years later, it is […]
1. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.– Philippians 4:6-7 NIV 2. Cast all your […]
“I’m not far right. I’m free.”
Self improvement and how-to motivation by James Clear. Executive Summary The holy grail of habit change is not a single 1% improvement, but a thousand of them. It’s a bunch of atomic habits stacking up, each one a fundamental unit of the overall system. Awareness comes before desire. A […]
Small Changes Work Movement and action are among the best strategies for fighting depression and fatigue, but many of us could benefit from making just small changes in what we eat. “Food choices can have a substantial benefit on your energy levels and outlook,” says Loralyn Dennis, retired […]
