Index Card Cure™: DIGGING OUT FROM UNDER THE OVERWHELM

Have you ever heard of a person who is in a state of whelm? Mostly, we hear about crazy, busy, overwhelmed lives or being underwhelmed. Whelm seems like it should mean balance, a state of being to strive for. While whelm may be an archaic word, it certainly describes many people’s daily lives. With Index…

Index Card Cure™: PRACTICING GRATITUDE

I have just returned from a 10 day trip to visit one of my daughters doing a semester abroad. I was lucky enough to travel with my husband and meet my three other children, plus a son-in-law over there. What a great group we had! And we were so blessed. Thousands of travel details, transportation…

Index Card Cure™: Choosing green on Earth Day

        Today is the 44th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s not a commercial holiday, but that doesn’t mean it should pass without mention. We all want the same thing—a healthy planet. We are depleting natural resources faster than they can be restored and degrading many parts of the environment to maintain our…

Index Card Cure™: Self-care

Take care of yourself first. It’s neither a new nor radical concept. If there happened to be an emergency while flying, procedures have us placing our own oxygen masks first, before assisting others.  Why?  If you run out of air, you can’t help anyone else. While it makes sense, how many of us apply similar…

Index Card Cure™ words of wisdom

Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours…