Some people are sadly burdened with having been told they are worthless. I have the opposite problem. From an early age, I was told I was special. A precocious and reflective child, who read four years above my grade level, I was “superior” to others my age. My dad says I wasn’t really ever a child. I was a small adult. And, as the oldest … Continue reading On Being Special (by Eileen)
“What monstrous absurdities and paradoxes have resisted whole batteries of serious arguments, and then crumpled swiftly into the dust before the ringing death-knell of a laugh” ~ Agnes Replier How my life has been shaped by humor. And to think how close I came to losing laughter forever. As a kid our home was filled with laughter. My dad was a laugh factory and his … Continue reading How I Found My Humor
(First published March 5, 2016) “The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well.” – Alfred Adler When I think back on the friends from my life they look a lot like the characters from Peanuts. I often identify with Charlie Brown I’ve had best friends like Linus I had plenty of bossy Lucy’s along the way There have been wonderful philosophers like Snoopy and Woodstock … Continue reading What Friends Can Do
When I was 14 years old I got a job selling newspapers at the County Hospital. The hospital served an indigent population, many in need of long term care. It was my first real job and one in which I encountered many remarkable people. One such lesson was from a woman named Lilly. She lived in a room on the 4th floor on a secured … Continue reading Making Use of Depression