People take advantage of us. Not something I like to think of, but probably faced by all of us from time to time. But do we bear some of the responsibility too? Do we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of? Like that adage, “Fool me once shame on you,… Continue reading
Words of wisdom, or at least words that we take to heart, can follow us forever. Or maybe they just stay with us, and we journey with them. Sometimes little thoughts and ideas shared by loved ones resonate with us forever. Maybe it was the way it was said, or… Continue reading
I closed yesterday’s post with a mention of hope. Hope that such petitions can effect change, or at least have a significant impact. Hope too for the day when such petitions are no longer needed. Hope for respect and compassion towards all living things. And a hope I’ll always believe… Continue reading
Here we are again. Another first Monday after the annual ritual of springing ahead. Why do we do this to ourselves? Or more importantly, why are we forced to do so? Why do we rather arbitrarily have to adjust our internal clocks back and forth? Like a little time teeter… Continue reading
You know how certain crazy and really inconsequential news stories can sometimes become far bigger than their limited significance warrants? I’m thinking things like Balloon Boy or Tiger’s indiscretions. I have a theory about why such stories catch our interest despite our best efforts to dismiss them. Let me know… Continue reading
Yesterday’s musings on work-life balance as opposed to that of life-work, got me thinking about another choice of words. Why don’t we say work-play balance instead? Isn’t the opposite of work more accurately ‘play’ than ‘life’? And wouldn’t the opposite then to pair with ‘life’, more accurately be ‘death’? Now… Continue reading
We hear a lot about work-life balance nowadays. More and more employers seem to at least address the issue, if not fully nurture it. The thing is, we each have our own unique idea of what that ideal balance really is. So how can anyone else define it for us,… Continue reading
Welcome to blog post number 31. Elizabeth Ely dot Com began one month ago today. Time sure has flown by, and I hope you are enjoying it so far, and will continue to far into the future. And if there are ever any topics you’d like explored, or you have… Continue reading
Writing, they say, is an arrogant thing to do. Why should anyone care what someone else has to say? Why should we put stock in another’s words or opinions? We each have our own after all. Why should anyone bother to read this? Who am I? Just one more person… Continue reading
Someone asked me the other day why I choose to write about both serious and silly things. A lot of blogs have a more specific focus. I guess for me, I find myself wanting the variety. I want the balance that I seek in life to be reflected in this… Continue reading
