by Beth Lueders | May 6, 2021 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
Let me share a parenting recipe for success: When your kids mess up, look on the lighter side. Boy, I gave my parents plenty of reasons to look on the lighter side. I think you’ll enjoy this one classic “I Love Lucy”-style moment that spurred my mother to grin. Going...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 29, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective, Resilience
My time as one of the first Westerners into the Exclusion Zone near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant continues to teach invaluable lessons that may pique your curiosity. This week the world recalled the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the world’s worst...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog Post, Resilience, Waiting
Waiting. Again and again. Ugh. Do any of us really like to wait? I mean wait an unusually long time for a something we truly need or selflessly desire? I think most of us can handle waiting a few minutes in traffic or practicing patience while on hold on a phone call...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
Roses and thorns are the beauty and the barbs. The two are inseparable like peanut butter and jelly and salt and pepper. I am a rose fan but not a thorn fan. Who is a thorn fan, really? One of my long-held traditions is watching the Tournament of Roses Parade every...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
Your laugh life. Hmmm . . . how’s that going for you lately? Could your funny bone use an extra dose of calcium and comedy? I get that. COVID has certainly squelched our giggles and dumped unwanted gloom everywhere we look. But fear not! Laughter and joy are still...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
Easter in the good ole days. Do you have favorite Easter memories as a kid? Chocolate bunnies. Jelly beans. Dyed eggs. Easter egg hunts. Church. Festive family meal. All of these and more come to mind when I think of Easter growing up in our farming community. And of...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
Good does triumph. I refuse to believe that evil actually wins when police officers and innocent civilians are killed in mass shootings. Veronica Moser-Sullivan and Eric Talley represented the good in our society. When Veronica grew up, she wanted to be a police...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
Puppies cure COVID Crud. It’s proven. My research alone proves it. Having a cute puppy in your life boosts endorphins, lowers your blood pressure and slims your waistline. Puppies even alleviate the general malaise of too many hours in facemasks and on Zoom calls. And...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog Post, Family, Perspective
The dirty diapers, the 3 a.m. feedings, the unending laundry. Mom deserves more praise. The millions of meals cooked, the boo-boo kisses, the bedtime stories. As an unattributed quote reminds us, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” If my mother...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
You never know what you can learn from people who are quite unlike yourself. I’ve learned incredibly valuable life lessons from prostitutes. And witches and convicted felons. I’m pretty much the polar opposite of some of the people I interview for articles or chapters...
