Growing up in an agnostic family, most of our holiday celebrations were more cultural than religious. The year starts with New Year's and all the college football and chicken wings and beandip we could eat. Then the Super Bowl with a similar menu, but maybe we'd add a homemade cheese ball. For Easter, we would …
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What grocery store managers/owners should do now… AKA What I would do if I ran a grocery store.
Mark all WIC grocery items (at least, possibly more) priced at cost and make those prices a "suggested donation." Raise all other prices for non-WIC items by 10-15%. Raise alcohol prices by at least 30%. Consider it a surcharge. Ring up the items for each customer and allow them to pay any amount above or …
Counting blessings
Now is the time to be grateful. If you are paying attention to the news during this time of pandemic, it is impossible to miss all the tales of incredible suffering, including death. It will be a long time before we know the total number of people who will be affected by the novel coronavirus. …
What if you’re wrong?
Here's a mental exercise I do many times a day. Something everyone should practice doing more often. Think of something, anything, that you have a strong opinion about. This could be religious or political in nature, or your thoughts about yourself, especially if you have any self-esteem issues. Now take that belief and concentrate on …
Positive actions to take when chaos reigns
It is very easy, during times of crisis, to feel stuck, confused and unable to take action. We tend to turn inward in the interest of self-preservation and focus on our and our families' survival. When the societal upheaval is as enormous and as "high-stakes" as it is now, it is difficult to see how …
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