Living final moments through text messages
I wanted to pull my hair out. Saying goodbye is never easy, but no one should have to say goodbye like this, ever. When your last name is my mom’s maiden name and you live in a small town where politics are alive and well, the mention of a certain name can get people to look the other way. When you have an Irish-Polish last name like ours, certain events just happen. Such is the case of the last thirteen hours of my mom’s life.
My Uncle managed to become mom’s power of attorney. How someone who had been diagnosed…
The Nightmare Came True
Be responsible for your choices.
Remember not too long ago when we could go on a vacation?
Even in current times, I went on vacation.
A “vacation.”
Let me clarify. My husband was in his busy season at work. We’ve been confined together for so long that even the dog needs some alone time. Everyone was sick of being stuck together and longed for a change, even if it was only a change in location. Hard as we tried, we couldn’t rent an Airbnb anywhere.
We all longed for some semblance of normalcy. My Dad extended an invitation to spend some time with him at…
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Make your best wisecrack
We can all stand more friends, at least the good ones. Why is it that we treat people like jerks? Maybe we think it’s funny. It scores us points with friends. Makes a fantastic meme on social. More often than not, we want people to like us. This brings us full circle: Why do we treat people like jerks? Maybe we just can’t help ourselves.
Friends are Like a Box of Chocolates
You never know what you’re going to get. Some friends are salty, while some are sweet. Some are bubbly and some are fruity on the inside. Others are nutty. …
Don’t forget how to play
Remember how much fun it was to play in the dirt as a kid? Getting dirty was respectable entertainment. Dirt squishes through your fingers and perhaps through your toes. You were probably dressed in some of your best clothes. I remember mom and dad hollering to change out of school clothes and into “grubbies” before I could go outside.
Somehow, as adults, we forget how glorious it is to play in the dirt. We become scared of our shadows, of failure, and start ‘playing it safe.’ Today I hope you remember what it’s like to get dirty and zealously go…
Words no one wants to hear.
We’ve all heard the words too often: “Live shooting in (fill in the blank).” There’s been such a rash string of active shooting events that we’re first alarmed, then desensitized by another event we can’t wrap our minds around. Most of the time it happens somewhere else. Suddenly, one day the words ring out and it’s your hometown in the crosshairs.
While sitting on the back deck enjoying a little bit of sun on a Sunday afternoon, the backyard neighbor shoots a text: “Active shooting in Austin, Texas.” We do a doubletake, expecting the neighbor to tell us some horrific…
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Be kind
Old people can get a bad rap. Indeed, with age comes a loss of taking part in activities like the vibrant person of your youth, but some people get old and crotchety before their time. It shows in the interactions. You know the person I mean, the one you hold your breath that you have to deal with him/her again, and a sense of dread falls over you.
Harsh Interactions
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Eat, laugh, love
What you eat, and how you eat it, says a lot about you. You’ve probably heard: “You are what you eat.” It’s a saying that means your health is dependent on what you put into your body. Good food is good fuel, but what you may not have realized is that food does more than fuel our body. In some cases, it is fuel for our lives.
I want to introduce you to a few food principles that you may have overlooked.
The Pizza Principle
If you haven’t heard of the Pizza Principle, you’re missing out on something most New Yorkers will tell…
We’re better when we build each other up.
I met with some girlfriends recently. Remember when you could get together and laugh and hug during the old days? Wine helps the old days seem like current days. We’d wanted to meet for a while. It shouldn’t be difficult, except, well, times have changed.
We were comfortable meeting on an outside patio for a sharing of the minds. We’d admired each other from afar and wanted to meet the real-life version of the person we’d conjured up in our heads to see how well the personas matched.
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Nicole Akers
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