by Sherri | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m reminded of the verse in the song by Sony and Cher Bono, The Beat Goes On. I think about how quickly life seems to be marching along to a beat too fast to adequately keep up with. It’s been almost a year since we made our move to Arkansas… and retirement....
by Sherri | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today, I was walking across the parking lot to my apartment from the car. The hot air made it hard to breath. I thought, “Wow! Summer is here! When did this happen?” Seems like it was just last week, I was sitting on my patio in the cool of the day, which was...
by Sherri | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week I finished an audiobook I had checked out on Libby (a free online resource available at the public library). The book was entitled “What Happened to You?” by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PHD and Oprah Winfrey. It’s about how our brains react to trauma,...
by Sherri | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I woke one morning with so much joint pain and weakness it scared me. Researching online I had all the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. I felt hopeless as I read the prognosis. Now, just three weeks later, I have very little pain, and though tired...
by Sherri | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of the greatest gifts of retirement is not having to spend hours concerned with the expectations of those in the workplace. Replaced is the need to finish the work within, really listen to those I love, and live every day as if it is my last. Creating memories is...
by Sherri | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
There comes a time in life when you quit fixating on the mistakes you have made and start remembering the good times. So many years I have grieved over decisions that took my life and the lives of those closest to me in a direction that hurt us. Good intentions never...