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Candidate of Quiet Dignity to Receive Club’s Crown
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
Calm in demeanor, clear in vision and strong in her devotion to children’s education, Peggie Thomas acts with...
Wisdom Workout: A Season for Change
My daughter, Sara, and my newest granddaughter, Aroha, are reunited with "Papa" in Bangkok and this new little family is on their way back...
Wisdom Workout: Magic of Motherhood
It is gloomy this morning but I can still conjure up the feelings generated by the sunshine we've recently enjoyed.
The main reason for my...
Wisdom Workout – APB: Norman is Still Missing
Norman, the mascot for the Penguin Café, was abducted. There is a $500 reward posted for his return. No questions asked.
Norman has been standing...
Wisdom Workout: Magic Moments
My new granddaughter arrived Thursday, March 14, in New Zealand, but a day earlier in Laguna. Bless Skype one more time.
I was able to...
Wisdom Workout: My Irish Eyes Are Smiling
A few weeks ago, I discovered a book entitled, “The Power Behind Your Eyes.” It talks of the need to rest our eyes, taking...
Wisdom Workout: Skype to the Rescue
It seems that just a few years ago, my daughter Sara was a senior at the high school and was riding in the convertible...
Wisdom Workout: The Art of Loving Well
There are more legends about Valentine's Day than cupid has arrows. In ancient Rome, February witnessed a fertility festival where, legend has it, the...
Wisdom Workout: Tools to Fly Above the Chaos
How is it possible to keep our equilibrium when our world seems to be moving so fast? A typical day is filled with more...
Wisdom Workout: New Discoveries
We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate “I’s” into one worldview. Harriet Lerner, “Dance of Intimacy”...
Wisdom Workout: Create a Compelling 2013
The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...
Wisdom Workout: A Chapterʼs End
My mother loved cameos. Womenʼs profiles carved in ivory on a sepia, blue, or black background and made into a brooch or pendant.
We sat...
Wisdom Workout: It’s The Little Things
Time away softens the rough edges that sneak into the corners of my mind. A change in scenery stimulates new ways of seeing. The...
Wisdom Workout: Challenging Times
There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...
Wisdom Workout: Challenging Times
There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...