by Beth Lueders | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Just how does someone survive anything? Really? Not long ago I talked with a woman who truly exudes a lighter heart in tough times. You’ll find her story real and remarkable. Katherine is the kind of woman we could sit down with for coffee and suddenly discover we’ve...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
I know two older women with beautiful minds. My neighbor, Ilse, has a beautiful mind, it just doesn’t always cooperate as she’d like. Dementia has a way of muddling the brain’s communication pathways, leaving a person drifting in and out of a mental fog. Dementia is...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
We all have a story to tell. Even if we think we don’t. I am honored to tell this bending story of a much-loved librarian who survived and thrived after the unthinkable slammed into her life. Some people love books and are voracious readers. Lois Wagner was one of...
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 | May 20, 2021 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Happenstance is one of those words that puzzles me a bit. Always has. The dictionary defines happenstance as “a chance happening or event.” Do we sometimes chalk up our happenings and events to Chance or is there something else at play? Let me share two...
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...
