Hey my Sweet Lifers! I was recently having a conversation with one of my dear friends and she asked me to go to a party. Well she “sort of” asked actually. Our conversation went like this. My friend started off by stating that she wanted to have a party and she wanted me to...
Hey my Sweet Lifer’s! Today is a day for all of us Star Wars™ fans to celebrate not only the actual movies that have captured our hearts and entertained millions over the years but to fully embrace what the series really means. It is about good vs. bad… right vs.wrong… evil not winning over...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! What is this thing called LOVE? Over the years countless sonnets, stories and songs have been written on the subject and through searching for the answer to the question of love, yet another answer most profound reveals itself. The answer to the question “What is the meaning of life!”The Apostle...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Oh my it’s January again! How did that happen? Most of us especially over the past few years have been doing a scramble to try to find some normalcy in routines and goal setting just really well for me has not been top of mind. Getting things done and holding...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! How are you? Are you happy? I know, there’s always a lot going on and what kind of question is it to ask someone “Are you happy,” anyway? Happiness is a fundamental part of living a sweet life and the way to achieving it might be simpler than you think. ...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Recently I got a call from my Aunt Carolyn who has decided to downsize her home and as a result created for herself a forced purging of her things. She called and texted and asked if I wanted this or that and I told her each time she reached out...
Well my Sweet Life friends we have been studying Aristotle this year and in reflection there was no better year to go through the virtues. This year has been an exercise in testing all of us both individually as well as globally and justice as complicated as it is to understand and define is...
The virtue Temperance is described as having attained the ability to maintain self control and show restraint. Some scholars refer to this virtue as it pertains to the pleasures such as drinking and taking drugs, over eating or really over doing anything. As with most of Aristotle’s virtues and vices the constant continuum...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Patience as a virtue is probably...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! My friends as we continue...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Well my sweet life readers we...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! According to encyclopedia.com Liberality is the...
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Ambition is defined as “a...
I will this month celebrate that dreaded birthday and the funny thing is I am grateful for getting to have it. Many of my friends go through their lives worried about this and all the fun stuff that comes with getting older but I have taken it all in stride. Life works out much...
Lessons learned in life come from many different experiences. Some leave lasting impressions that then influence the ways we perceive and react to the world. One hopes in a lifetime to master many virtues and the way we do this is through experiences. Aristotle wrote of 12 virtues the first of which is courage. ...
You know I spend a lot of time with little people. My littles don’t read this column and some can’t even read yet at all. After being their photographer from birth throughout their childhoods it’s not really a shoot when they see me…it’s a visit where they get to spend quality time with their...
