by Beth Lueders | Jul 30, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
How you sleeping these days? Has the world’s restless state left you sleep-deprived? COVID outbreaks. Riot upsurges. China-U.S. wranglings. Stock market yo-yoing. I might have a restful cure for you. A few years ago while on vacation in the central mountains of...
by Beth Lueders | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
What was your first job? You know, that initial labor you invested in exchange for real money. Babysitting? Waiting tables? Flipping fast-food burgers? Recently, Parade magazine ran a cover story on first jobs for the rich and famous. Jennifer Aniston cut hair for $10...
by Beth Lueders | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
American business magnate Warren Buffet shares some profound advice about how to get unstuck in life: “The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.” Stop digging? But doesn’t a little extra muscle help lift you out of your...
by Beth Lueders | Jul 3, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
U-S-A! U-S-A! In spite of the struggles of our nation, the three letters, U-S-A still evoke a deep sense of pride and belonging for many of us. This 4th of July weekend as we perhaps adjust our holiday plans because of COVID-19, we can still celebrate our beloved...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
Some pressures and problems cave in our weeks more than others. The cares of this week left me feeling as if I have little fight left in me. Surprisingly, fighting words pocked up a few days. I won’t drag you into the drama that started with a stranger at the park...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
Some men, like my dad, are skilled with fences. Many of us may not realize it, but fences teach us invaluable lessons about everyday life. Basically, fences are designed to keep things in and to keep things out. Fences protect and redirect. To me, fences and fathers...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
Blooming from our messses does not happen in an instant. You know that life gets messy sometimes. And sometimes we’re a mess. I think you can relate to circumstances spinning out of grasp, leaving us jumbled and frustrated. Some days we’re just muddling through, just...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
I got my start in gardening and loving the outdoors at a young age. “Whatcha planting?” had to be some of my first words. In this photo, I’m four and half years old and dragging a rake in the yet-to-be planted garden behind our house. (The photo angle makes me look...
by Beth Lueders | May 28, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective
Walter knows how to focus on a better tomorrow. He doesn’t mince words. Never did really. Especially not at the mention of the Nazis. In August 1944, these German henchmen herded Walter’s family along with nearly one hundred fifty other Polish Jews into a...
by Beth Lueders | May 21, 2020 | Blog Post, Death, Perspective
Memorial Day with its poppies is a beloved classic nationwide. For some, Memorial Day represents cookout feasts and parties kicking off the unofficial summer season. For others, the day is a more solemn time to remember the courageous military men and women who died...
