by Beth Lueders | Feb 19, 2022 | Blog Post, Perspective
So when is losing really winning? Here our world goes again, beating up on another already beleaguered sports champion, an Olympian gold medalist. This time instead of rock star gymnast Simone Biles being battered by the media and fans everywhere, it’s Olympic Alpine...
by Beth Lueders | Feb 10, 2022 | Perspective, Uncategorized
Tell me you know who Lassie is. Yes! I honestly have not met anyone who does not know about that beloved rough collie Hollywood icon, Lassie. I’ve had people from South America tell me how they had very few TV channels to watch growing up, but their parents made sure...
by Beth Lueders | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog Post, Perspective
Sure, go ahead. Just say “yes.” Recently I posted about learning to say “no” to things that distract and are not the best choice for us. Lest you think I’m a negative naysayer who balks at the good, the adventurous and the fun, I am suggesting we also balance out life...
by Beth Lueders | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog Post, Perspective
So many of us jumpstart our Januarys with a lengthy list of things we’d like to change or improve upon in the coming year. We vow to eat better, exercise more and get our finances on track. We aspire to play more and complain less. We swear we’ll ditch fear and laugh...
by Beth Lueders | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog Post, Personal Change, Perspective
“No. Nope. Can’t. Not the best choice for me. No.” As we start off another new year, I’ve been spending time rereading a fabulously practical book that a dear friend gave me a few years ago. Maybe you’ve read Present Over Perfect too. If not, I highly recommend this...
by Beth Lueders | Jan 8, 2022 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
You mess up. I mess up. We all mess up at some point. With a new year already revving into high gear, we may still be hanging onto our mess-ups from last year or even farther back. May I suggest we wipe the slate clean and move onward with a fresh start? Perhaps my...
by Beth Lueders | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective
In our world that seems unhinged at times, it is steadying to know that Someone greater than us holds together the millenniums past, present and future. “…Jesus is the hinge on which the door of history swings, the point at which eternity intersects with time,...
by Beth Lueders | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
During the Christmas season, I find it helpful to reflect on the gifts of acceptance, humility and gratitude. These three gifts were presented to me not under the Christmas tree but through the character of prostitutes—streetwalkers, call girls and escorts. On a muggy...
by Beth Lueders | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog Post, Perspective, Waiting
Lately I’ve found myself waiting for the dawn. For you non-morning people, dawn is the time of day when the sun starts to toss and turn in bed, sending out weak sunlight on the Earth. Sunrise is when the sun yawns and stretches and its leading edge pokes above the...
by Beth Lueders | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Grateful or grouchy. We have a choice every day of the year—and not just at Thanksgiving—to be grateful or grouchy. The other day on a hospital pet therapy visit with my collie, Maisie, I met with a patient who was beyond grouchy. Granted, being in pain and confined...
