by Deborah Brown
Now that you’re over the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s time to roll up your sleeves, and tackle those things you’ve put on the back burner. How about that closet of yours, you know the one that needs cleaning out. It’s filled with shoes that hurt your feet, clothes that are either out of style, or you can’t wear. (more…)
by Deborah Brown
It’s time to start making your New Year’s resolution if you haven’t already done so. I don’t know about you, but it seems as if this year has flown by, and I haven’t accomplished half the items on my list of resolutions from this year. Maybe, I should make a shorter list for the New Year. (more…)
by Deborah Brown
It appears that when you turn on the television or read the newspaper these days you’re bombarded with negativity. Yes, we’re all well aware that the national unemployment rate is high and millions of people all across this county are suffering because of the long-standing economic crisis, but the situation is improving. Contrary to the negative messages that we’re constantly hearing there are positive things occurring. What we really need to hear is less gloom and doom, and more optimism. The people, who are suffering need to know that there’s “light at the end of the tunnel.” So, it would be nice when you turn on the television that you could hear or when you pick-up a newspaper you could read that “the glass is half full instead of half empty.”
Do you think the media is too negative?
Deborah Brown is a wife, mother, and banker with more than 30 years of experience. Her hobbies include walking, traveling, and reading. She was inspired by her husband to write and share her views on life and relationships.
by Deborah Brown
While relaxing in a shady area of our backyard, I observed a squirrel digging in the ground. Suddenly, it stops digging, races across the opposite side of the yard, and leaps onto the top of our next door neighbor’s fence. Then without hesitating, the squirrel leaps off the fence, into the air, landing on a small flimsy tree branch, causing it to bow. (more…)
by Deborah Brown
Remember when you were a kid daydreaming about becoming a teenager, time appeared to stand still. You couldn’t wait to turn sixteen. At sixteen, you were going to learn how to drive, enjoy hanging out with your peers, and welcome a tiny glimmer of independence. Now that you’re sixteen, you can’t wait to turn eighteen and then twenty-one. At age twenty-one you’re finally recognized as an adult. You’re young, ambitious, energetic, and finally independent. Your expectations for your life are high and you feel as if you can conquer the world. (more…)
by Deborah Brown
Do you feel as if you need a navigation system to guide you through the many choices you need to make in life? How do you know if you’re making the right choices? Something as simple as grocery shopping can become an ordeal. Take buying cereal as one example. There are several brands of the same product. How do you know which one to buy? You’ve grown weary of eating the same cereal and decided that it’s time for a change. You desire a cereal that’s healthy and taste good. You stop by the grocery store and proceed to the cereal isle. You’re amazed by the vast variety of cereal neatly arrange by brand names. You stand there pondering over which cereal to buy. After several minutes of staring at cereal boxes you’re frustrated and pick the cereal that appears to be healthy. Later you discover that cereal you chose isn’t healthy because of its high sugar content. (more…)
by Deborah Brown
We are one month into a New Year and numerous people have already experimented with their New Year’s resolution. One word comes to mind and that’s pruning. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines pruning as “To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, shrub, or tree) to improve shape or growth.”
I love gardening and have an hibiscus plant. Each winter after it has been hit by frost, its lush green leaves and branches would wither away and turn brown. Each spring, I would prune away the dead branches to allow for new growth. It would grow taller, stronger, and produce more vibrant red blooms than the previous year. (more…)
Is it true, that it is better for you to have loved and lost than never to love at all? If this is true, should you prepare yourself emotionally for disappointments and failed relationships? How does one prepare him or herself for an unrequited love affair or avoid entering a relationship with someone that is untrustworthy? Is it possible for you to avoid a disastrous relationship or broken heart experience? (more…)
During early childhood, some of you formed negative thoughts about yourself and about life based on the messages you received, the emotional trauma you suffered, and the role modeling of the adults around you.
Numerous studies on child development and human behavior indicate that attitudes and behavior of parents toward their children clearly influence patterns of childhood development. Including the development of thought patterns, which children form about themselves, other people, and life in general. (more…)
