Category Archives: Living Fully

  This cartoon inspired me to look up some famous last words. My favorite was Alex the parrot’s: You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you. Now I wouldn’t say “You be good.” When I hear the term “be … Continue reading →

  How much time do you spend learning from the past? Preparing for the future? Living in the present? I don’t spend much time thinking about the past, but I do like making plans, so there is an element of … Continue reading →

Anna Kroylova. Our local Friends of the Shelter not only manage to find homes for the dogs and cats coming through our local shelter, they provide medical care for needy animals in Northern New Mexico. They also actively support spay/neutering … Continue reading →

  As I’ve already mentioned, I was very sick with chest pains last Monday morning and went to the emergency room. I knew it wasn’t a heart attack, but I also knew they would have to check for that first. … Continue reading →

  Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? Do you agree with the above graffiti, that pessimists don’t enjoy life? I don’t. I’m basically a cheerful pessimist…I’ve always figured any way of life that ends up in old … Continue reading →

  Does that sound like the ideal life for you? If not, what would be missing? What would your ideal life be like? Thanks to rummuser, Ursula, bikehikebabe, Evan, Cathy and Jody for commenting on last week’s post.  

  Ursula has tagged me for the Stylish Blogger Award. The requirements are Link back to her site (done, thanks, Ursula), Tell five things about myself (currently it says seven, but I will go back to the original version of … Continue reading →

A recent Newsweek article, High on Anxiety, points out that some people would consciously choose to feel anxious or angry instead of happy. In fact, I’ve known people like that. They felt that if they were too relaxed they would … Continue reading →