PinnedMember-onlyWe are not separate, we are one Human RaceAre you afraid of your neighbor? Don’t trust strangers in the grocery store? Think the worst of people you bump into on the street? Guess what? You have probably been watching too much TV news. Modern media corporations operate by shocking you, making you afraid, or worse. Even the weather…Helping During Disasters3 min readHelping During Disasters3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyBeing used by God/the Universe/ SourceI am sure that a lot of us feel that we are moved by God/the Universe/Source to do all kinds of things. …God7 min readGod7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDaffodil in the graveyardI pushed up through the moist Spring earth.Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
PinnedMember-onlyMoving through time (growing older)It was pretty simple then. When the mannequins in department stores spoke to me, and helped me find my mother by pointing in the direction she had gone. When my tiny blue plastic mermaid slept safely on her cotton padding in a small white gift box in my desk at…Passing Of Time3 min readPassing Of Time3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTable of Contents for my articlesHere is a list of my articles by category. This page is copied from Joan Gershman with gratitude. My Categories (in alphabetical order): Birth and Parenting You have to fill the empty nest… Or it is really sad. When my youngest kid went to college a few years back, it felt so WEIRD to be home with just my…lynnethompson574.medium.com Surrendering to Motherhood with my au pair’s help I met my husband a bit later in our lives. He was 30 and I was 32. I had been married 7 years before that, and it was…lynnethompson574.medium.comIndex5 min readIndex5 min read
Dec 2Member-onlyDo your emails suck?I know mine used to. I didn’t organize my thoughts, I was too wordy, there wasn’t enough white space. Sometimes my “ask” wasn’t clear. When your emails suck, it lowers your productivity, because people have to come back to you and ask questions about your email. You know what else…Email Tips3 min readEmail Tips3 min read
Oct 28Member-onlyAngels flock to beautiful musicI went to a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” about 30 years ago. It was in Princeton NJ. I had heard this music before, it is often played around Christmas. But I had only heard it one time before that being sung live. I am often moved by great music. I…Angelic Music3 min readAngelic Music3 min read
Oct 22Member-onlyBeginner’s Guide to PodcastingMaybe you listen to a bunch of podcasts and love them. Maybe you are thinking that you have stuff to say too, and how can you start a podcast? I am here to tell you it’s not that hard if you have a little help. I don’t know exactly why…Podcasting Tips6 min readPodcasting Tips6 min read
May 3Member-onlyWe have to accept not knowing whyIt’s really hard when we lose someone close to us, or a friend loses someone suddenly. Grief can strip everything from us, our sense of security, our joy, our sleep! It pulls the rug out from us and we try hard to keep on going. After a while, we start…Grief2 min readGrief2 min read
Apr 22Member-only“Stinkin’ Thinkin’” — Time to stop either-or thinkingI grew up in an alcoholic household. I am the child of an alcoholic. My father was what you call a “functional alcoholic,” whatever the heck that means. But he lived to be almost 89 and was drinking until the end. …2 min read2 min read