Grateful for the Gift
As I write this, the late evening sunlight is shining through purple-gray clouds. It is the golden hour – that time before dark when everything is bathed in a soft yellow light. Autumn in Ohio is in full bloom – bright oranges and reds and yellows, and I can hear the sound of the wind […]
Meet Me at The Table: Food is Tradition, Art, and Love
Remembering Close your eyes and imagine the food of your childhood, deeply breathe in that remembered scent, more importantly that feeling. Perhaps it’s the sweet smell of an apple pie baking or the slow cooking of a marinara sauce. Picture the moment when you throw open the door on a cold crisp day to be […]
Embracing the new you
2018 is going to be an AMAZING YEAR! “8” is the number of new beginnings and there’s no better time to envision a fresh start than at the start of a new year. You might say that New Year’s Day represents a big Monday on steroids. Everyone knows that Monday is “the” day for […]
Cherish the gifts of gratitude
I pulled in the driveway late, the dog was waiting to be walked, my shoulders ached from sitting in front of the computer or in meetings all day, and I had just had a short, clipped conversation with a family member that had further darkened my mood. I trudged through the rest of the evening […]
Embrace Aging and Inspire Acceptance
Diana H. asked, “Hey Karen can you share your thoughts on the terms embrace and inspire?” I said sure. It’s my hope that my brief, but spectacular, piece will inspire people to embrace the inevitable. Aging with acceptance I’m the youngest of three girls born to working class parents, from a working class town. I […]
Gratitude & Ice Cream: Tips for Living Vibrantly, Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
It’s easy to live an energetic life when everything is going your way. But how do we live a thriving life when things aren’t going the way we planned? Life is hard. As “life” wears on us, we start to get tired: mentally tired, emotionally tired, tired of work, tired of schedules, just plain tired. […]
When “The Jerry Seinfeld Show” Meets “Gratitude”
What a compelling title!(?) Aren’t you wondering where this might be going? Remember the Seinfeld show? It was a “show about nothing.” In reality, however, it was a show about common things in our everyday lives that we tend to take for granted. For example, they were able to build entire shows around topics like […]
