by Beth Lueders | Sep 17, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
Some days just jam together with problems. The car won’t start. Your boss is an extra grouch. The kids are whiny. Your spouse is still unsettled about your recent disagreement. These are the days we need a reminder from someone like Mother Teresa. In 2018, I posted a...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People
I am a softie for the underdog. How about you? On our elementary playground, my friends and I would yell at some rogue boys we didn’t like. They wanted us to feel like the underdog. “Sticks and stones may break my bones,” we shouted, “but words will never...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
People often ask, “So where did you grow up?” I often reply, “A gas station.” Yep, “fill ‘er up” were some of the first words I ever heard. My parents’ full-service gas station was the kind of small-town garage similar to Wally’s Filling Station on The Andy Griffith...
by Beth Lueders | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
Pain is not a welcomed guest for most of us. I know, the “no pain, no gain” fitness mantra has its intended purpose, but who really appreciates screaming muscles and throbbing joints? Who gets giddy over gritting your teeth in agony? Certainly not me....
by Beth Lueders | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People
Detours and delays can bring out the worst in us. Another slowdown? Another rerouting of plans? Come on! We have got places to go and people to see. Who really has time to downshift and head in another direction when the route you’ve mapped out is perfectly fine?...
