by Beth Lueders | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
“I’ll be okay.” There’s something about those three words that can settle our minds and hearts. In these unpredictable days of 2020, we can all use a reminder of words that help keep us calm to steady on. In an unlikely place yesterday, I met a woman that nudged me...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
If you’re like me, you loved the movie Hidden Figures, the remarkable story of African-American female mathematicians who helped turn around America’s space program. Let me introduce you to a few hidden figures of American baseball, the Brown Bombers. You’re going to...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 15, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
I wrote you a book. My new book, Bend: When Life Dares You to Break, is written for you. Yes, you. And me. And all the rest of us who could use a hand when life’s pressures build up. Have you ever felt frustrated, discouraged, maybe ready to quit? Bend will not let...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
We all have those moments and those days when we sigh, “I’m tired. I just can’t keep going at this pace. Geesh, I’m undone. This is not the life I expected or want.” I can totally relate and I know some wildlife that can relate too. This time of year in Colorado,...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
Lucy Moments. We all have them. Yep. Me especially at times. My friend Terry calls Lucy Moments those situations when we goof up, forget, look a bit foolish, and just need to laugh at ourselves. These little blunder and flub experiences are based on the ditzy...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
You’ve heard the adage “you’re never too old to change.” Some of us doubt that. Others of us are living proof that change is possible no matter how many birthdays we’ve celebrated. Pearl is one of these never-too-old-to-change gals. I met her when she was eighty-seven...
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....
