The Politics of Growing Up in the 1970s

by Rose Mary Griffith | Sep 12, 2018 | Opinionated Musings | 3 |

Once upon a time, I was exchanging emails with a friend born, like my younger sister, ten years...

Perfect Moments and Ideal Days…

by Rose Mary Griffith | Aug 24, 2018 | Opinionated Musings | 4 |

I suspect most of us have multiple versions of what noteworthy events we view as special enough to...

What is the difference between change and growth?

by Rose Mary Griffith | Aug 22, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Opinionated Musings | 10 |

Many years ago, a younger colleague unequivocally and with great wisdom boldly asserted that no...

Surrendering Your Heart to the Moments

by Rose Mary Griffith | Aug 12, 2018 | Musings on Grief, Opinionated Musings | 22 |

I love the Internet. I love email. The fact that I can say hello to five friends across the US, in Canada, in Europe and perhaps have only minutes go by before I hear back from them is a gift. I can let them know that I’m thinking of them right … now … when a phone call isn’t always possible. What blessing.

Your life perspective changes with loss

by RoseMary Griffith | Aug 10, 2018 | Musings on Grief | 14 |

I like to think of myself as an empathetic person who is able to feel compassion for people in...

The Chaos of Family

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jul 18, 2018 | Laughter Musings | 44 |

My family is not calm. My family is not calm. Not a single aspect of my family has ever been calm....

Getting Up Each Day After the Death of Loved One

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 17, 2018 | Musings on Grief | 23 |

The process of dealing with grief starts with talking about it. Whether the loss is accident, disease or suicide. Sharing grief is one way to process what has happened.

How did rebel me turn into my mother?

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 13, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Musings on Grief | 10 |

Are you one of those daughters who always wanted to grow up to be like your mom? Email me, we need to talk!
While my mother had some awesome traits–the knack of laughing so hard she’d nearly stop breathing, the ability to make math look easy, the skill to create the flakiest pie crust–I never wanted to be her.

The Necessity of Keeping Color In Your Life

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 3, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Travel Musings | 8 |

One of the things about winter in the northeastern United States that brings me down is the monochromatic landscape we live with when the flowers are dead, the tree branches bare naked and the grass dormant, waiting. I love color and spring and summer blooms make my heart happy. What about you? What do you do to keep vividness around you all the time?

Do You Have Keeping Issues?

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 31, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Practical Musings | 4 |

Ah, the stuff we collect over the many years of our lives. Family and friends know how often I’ve moved, so pack-ratting is not a part of my DNA. But I have to admit to being sentimental about certain of my belongings … how about you? When do you keep a thing and when do you move it on?

It’s Our Parents’ Fault

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 29, 2018 | Laughter Musings, Musings on Grief | 32 |

Older sister Jackie and I agree: Our problems in life are directly related to our parents and the way they brought us up. There was too much humor, fun, and good times — we thought that was reality. We’ve discovered that the world does not operate that way, but the lessons our folks taught us have served us well.

Sudoku and Drastic Changes

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 27, 2018 | Musings on Grief, Opinionated Musings | 0 |

I’m a habitual person. Maybe all of us are, even if we don’t want to admit it and have it be seen...

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