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...
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 | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog Post, Resilience
Her glazed and dazed look still startles me. Keep calm. Step up. Her darting eyes cast a more gripping fear than catching the novel coronvirus. The elderly woman scanning the empty shelves at Walmart the other night reminds me of me in another twenty-five years. Oh,...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog Post, Perspective
In our world that spins on efficiency and often a grab-all-you-can-while-you-can mindset, I offer a different perspective. What if we practiced an ancient lesson on leaving a little extra that might help us loosen our hold on what we think is rightfully ours? Our...
