Chapter 7, Day 31: Goodbye, July

It has been a time!! 31 days of hilariousness, frustration, fixing my mindset, laughter (not quite enough of that), being HOT, learning, listening, trying desperately to get back in shape, catching up with treasured friends (not enough of that either), and trying to remember that nothing worth having is easy.

It's Just A Convenience Store, But..... B&J Market (Salisbury, MD)

Sometimes the best places are the most unpretentious, simple, down to earth establishments. Have you ever noticed that? It's the simple things in life such as courtesy, great food served with a smile, and friendly faces that - as I get older - seem to be what I crave and delight in finding.

Empty Rite Aid Stores; Changing Retail

It wasn't that long ago that the Rite Aid stores began their move out of shopping centers and into massive free-standing stores; maybe in the early 2000's I'm thinking. Is that partly what triggered their unbalanced financial picture and led to the closure of so many locations?

When Your Progress Stalls

I hit a wall this week. A series of obstacles just started adding up; beginning as small things, multiplying, piling up, shoving me down, making me doubt everything I'd been pushing forward through the last seven months.

In the Process of Helping Others, We Find Ourselves.

As I read (and re-read) this quote today, it reminds me of one of the greatest lies we have come to believe about helping. Whether it's helping people in need after a disaster, volunteering on crisis phone lines, lending a hand Friday mornings at a food bank, "helping others" is one of the greatest gifts we can offer, and also one of the best things we can do for ourselves.