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?...
by Beth Lueders | Aug 13, 2020 | Perspective
Burnout. What a descriptive word! Burnout is a condition that you may have experienced or are experiencing right now. Merriam-Webster defines burnout as “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or...
by Beth Lueders | Aug 6, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People
You’ve got a story to tell. We’ve all got a story to tell. Some of us just have a few more twists and turns in our chapters. Like the two women I interviewed for my upcoming Bend book. Well, they are women and they are also witches. Females fascinated by the Wiccan...
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...
