Index Card Cure™: Honor your mother

One day a year is set aside to honor mothers.  While an admirable thought, it can be fraught with emotion if our experiences don’t match the Hallmark® greeting card sentiments. Holidays in general can be difficult for people. For example, when we invited a friend to join us for dinner on Christmas, he explained his…

Index Card Cure™: Connecting the Dots

  “We are all connected!”  Sure we know that! And it was verified for us in the ‘90’s when the AT&T (remember them?) NY Telephone Company adopted that phrase as its slogan. In fact, lots of companies have been spinning slogans and making money reminding us just how connected we are. There are many products…

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…