by Amy Shirola | Jun 5, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
In a small all-American diner called Stray Dog, my mother and a few friends helped her celebrate a 97th birthday. We went at 4:00pm when no one except the owner and cook were there. Going early to eat out was a necessity since high ceilings, cement floors, restaurant...
by Amy Shirola | May 20, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
You know you are a 50-year-old fan of Westerns when your ears hear Rossini’s William Tell Overture played, but your mind’s eye sees the Lone Ranger on his stallion, Silver. If you listen you can hear a hearty “Hi-Ho, Silver. Away!’’ Good music can carry me to another...
by Amy Shirola | May 6, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
WHAAT!!? How Can a 2-by-4 Not Measure 2 Inches by 4 Inches? Who knew that today a 2-by-4 four piece of lumber is not 2” x 4” but actually 1.5” x 3.5”? If even lumber measurements have changed, who or what can be trusted? My husband loves Home Depot and was headed out...
by myheartcreative | Apr 29, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
For several years, I’ve followed a great Oklahoman out of Tulsa, Dr Chan Hellman, PhD. His work as the founding director of the Hope Research Center on the Science of Hope is powerful and has proved what grandmothers everywhere have always known. Living life centered...
by myheartcreative | Apr 29, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
Laughter Is Good Medicine. During the 3,691 days when my mother lived with us, there were hundreds of really good days, a few bummers, two or three frightening days, and a lot of just ordinary days. Sandwiched in between were some that stood out because they...
by myheartcreative | Apr 8, 2024 | Thoughts From the Executive Director
Ac-cen-tu-ate the Positive, E-lim-inate the Negative… No Room for Mr. Inbetween. Everybody is talking about aging these days. The young ones want to be older and have more perceived freedom, while the ones 37 and older are sad and talk about their regret...
