by Linda Gullo | May 16, 2016 | Self Development, Variety
Gratitude 101 My mother-in-law was always very thankful even though she had plenty. Her favorite line was “thanks loads” and she was sincere. She was also good at writing notes of appreciation. She died at 94, but seemed to lead a full and vibrant...
by Linda Gullo | May 13, 2016 | Variety
Refreshing Moments … When I was a small child, we lived in Brookfield, Il. Living in a hundred year old house meant we were surrounded in an environment that was created for us. My parents tried to update and make things their own, but the reality was that the...
by Linda Gullo | May 12, 2016 | Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle, Self Development, Variety
8 Tried and True Life Lessons to be Shared! 1- Don’t recreate the wheel. Ask others the way to go. Experience is a great teacher, but we can learn vicariously as well. 2- Finish what you start. Last night’s newscast featured a man in his 80’s...
by Linda Gullo | May 11, 2016 | Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle
Why is it that some people are so successful and others flounder? Being prepared starts when we are small children. We are taught to lay out our clothes for the next day. Our parents and teachers get us involved in church, school, activities or sports. We copy...
by Linda Gullo | May 10, 2016 | Family Times
Dealing with Everyday Trials So we adopted a year old American Bulldog 7 years ago–that’s right she is now over 8. She has charmed her way into our lives from the very beginning by her sweet disposition. She immediately knew she belonged to us when she...
by Linda Gullo | May 9, 2016 | Variety
When I was a child of about 3 , I had a Great Aunt and Uncle who lived a few blocks away. They lived on the third floor of a Chicago apartment building. They were lonely people who had lost a six year old to small pox before I was born. This Aunt never came out...
by Linda Gullo | May 6, 2016 | Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle, Self Development
I grew up in a world of ink, typewriters, and carbon paper. I didn’t realize I was from the dark ages until one of my interns asked me “what is carbon paper?” Carbon paper is what you didn’t want to be using if you made a mistake! It was...
by Linda Gullo | May 4, 2016 | Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle, Self Development
Years ago when I was in college, I worked as a Switchboard operator. The type of switchboard was with cords and plug ins. The company was large and had contacts in another part of the world. It was hard for me to understand the accents of other cultures as people...
by Linda Gullo | May 2, 2016 | Self Development
The Art of Communication is a Tricky One. The art of communication is a tricky one. It means listening well to someone and letting them know by responding appropriately. But this simple art form is not done well. Often we are listening to words, but missing the...
by Linda Gullo | Apr 30, 2016 | Self Development, Variety
Don’t Just Sit There! Do Something Change it up! Be Constructive! Often we don’t know what to do, we get broken down like this tree. We’d like things different, but we get stuck. Stuck in the same rut or with the same people. We go to the same...
