Dr. Carolyn Coon

I’ve written about attitude before and probably will again because, quite honestly, attitude does make ALL the difference. Quite surprisingly you can accomplish many things you didn’t think possible with a logical, positive attitude. Duly note the qualifier. And yes, there are some things you can never accomplish regardless of your attitude. To repeat… duly […]

Contrary to some people’s opinion, being a tad old fashion is not necessarily a negative. Are you old fashion? In some things, I am. Do you even know what old fashion is? For that matter, were you even taught or did you observe what today would be called ‘old fashion’? So what, exactly, is old

Since I’m an options planner I do enjoy ‘what, if’. What, if always reminds me of puzzles, of which I am extremely fond, that expands how I think about something. Closely related are the ‘if, then’. These kinds of mental gymnastics are great fun. I suspect that the bottom line in this is that I

Do you like surprises? Many people don’t. I’m really not sure why………. Personally, I love surprises – all sorts. Surprises can come in any form and be related to anything. Any ‘ah ha’ can be classified as a surprise because surprises, by definition, are unexpected. I think my favorite type of surprise is the understanding

Isn’t that a great title?! My high school best friend used those 2 words in describing her approach to her birthday. You have to understand, first of all, that I’m a great believer in celebrating and especially celebrating birthdays. Thus the ‘selective amnesia’ struck a chord. It wasn’t associated with the word ‘celebrate’ but with

I think I must be one of those… education for education sake. I love learning new things. Life long learning is definitely a high priority, and daily is a goal. And I think that it explains my particular toys: computers, iPods, and similar ilk. Actually I think one of the reasons fall is my favorite

(I realize that this may sound similar to an earlier post – “Pet Peeves”. Kinda… but this is specific.) I am a terrible wait-er. I hate to wait. For anything. Ever. At any time. Period. And don’t try to tell me that this has to do with the reality that I have no patience. They

For most people, this word conjures up unpleasant thoughts. ‘Submitted’ does not mean dominated. However, I will admit that there are people who will use this word to do precisely that – attempt to dominate another. In my world of definitions though, submitted is more closely defined by ‘accountable’.We all need to be accountable but

I have to admit that I have problems with this philosophy. On the one hand we should turn the other cheek but this can be met with a slug. But there is also that admonition that we shouldn’t cast our jewels before swine. Granted that means that we have now designated the slapper as ‘swine’.

“There is no qualitative or quantitative measurement for pain. It is simply there – sharp or dull, shooting or stabbing, bearable or excruciating, local or general. It is unexplained, uninvited, unavoidable.” Sorry, I have no idea who said this but it’s true and is probably one of the best definitions of pain I’ve ever read.