Dr. Carolyn Coon

There’s really too much noise. Stop for a minute and what do you hear? Noise. ?So often our lives are filled with so much sound that we can’t hear. And I grant you that the sounds of the city can be soothing, but I’ll wager the sounds of quiet to your city sounds most of […]

We need to first establish the reality that for every reward there is a price you pay. You do realize that? It really is important to understand that you always pay a price for a reward – time, energy, money, etc. As long as the delicate balance between price and reward is in reward’s favor

What do you do, Cosmic Reader, when confronted by someone who holds diametrically opposing views on a topic that’s near and dear to your heart? Confront them? Tell them they are idiots to think that way? Listen to them? Avoid them at all costs because there probably are other topics you won’t agree on?Those are

Without hope is not the same as hopeless… at least in my world of definitions. Somehow, ‘hopeless’ still retains an element of the potential for hope but ‘without hope’ doesn’t. “Without hope’ is bleak, is barren… is the depth of sadness, is a void.I was vividly reminded of the thought of being without hope today

I decided it was time, after 2 months, to review what I have been writing. I think, Cosmic Reader, that I have gotten too much into ‘cute’.Cute is OK, in moderation but too often I think I’ve nudged the line. So, effective with the next post, I will attempt to keep tongue out of cheek

You do realize that you can go over 100% mark – it’s called the ‘above and beyond’ state. Problems (burnout) tend to occur when you try and do the 100+% with a number of things in your life. It never works…. at least it doesn’t for me.Personally I define this state as ‘commitment’. It is

Actually, I’m pretty sure I am. Not in the gourmand category yet but could be in the snob category (pre gourmand standard).I suppose, to a degree, it was inevitable since my family (many times sans brother’s delight) enjoyed trying new foods. I do think Mom and Dad were in the gourmand category, at least in

I was talking with a friend the other day about enjoying being in the slow-er lane now that I am retired and my friend said that they weren’t ready to retire yet, that they really enjoyed the fast lane and that there was still so much to do. Hm. To quote that famous line… what

To paraphrase an old saying: You can please some of the people some of the time, and please part of the people part of the time, but there is absolutely no way you can ever please all of the people all of the time! So what’s the alternative? Please no one? Au contrare. That’s placing

What do you do, Cosmic Reader, when you get blindsided? Or, when the worse case scenario actually occurs? How do you cope? What do you do next? Do you have options? Have you planned for possibilities?We all face these struggles/obstacles/realities. Unless you are very, very unusual you face disappointments, however you choose to define the