by Rich Schmelke | Nov 15, 2022 | Rich's Blog
According to some experts, a child’s formative years are between birth and eight years old. I was born in July 1947, so my formative years were 1947 to 1955. Let’s look at some of what was going on in the world that could have influenced how I was raised. 1947-The...
by Rich Schmelke | Oct 1, 2022 | Rich's Blog
According to some experts, a child’s formative years are between birth and eight years old. I was born in July 1947 so my formative years were 1947 to 1955. Let’s look at some of what was going on in the world that could have influenced how I was raised. 1947-The Cold...
by Rich Schmelke | Sep 15, 2022 | Rich's Blog
Most of my adult life I believed that by forgiving someone, I was condoning the action or behavior I found offensive or hurtful. After all, I had repeatedly been told that to “forgive and forget” was a virtue. Let’s unpack this and see if it makes sense. One...
by Rich Schmelke | Aug 15, 2022 | Rich's Blog
If you are 70 years old or older, I have a question for you. Do you believe that life is done with you because you’ve made a certain number of trips around the sun? If your answer was yes, WHY? I reached what I considered to be a significant milestone on July 25th, my...
by Rich Schmelke | Jun 1, 2021 | Rich's Blog
I got my inspiration for this blog from the book, “Three Magic Words” by U. S. Andersen. Poems have been written about it. Songs have been sung about it. Movies have been made using it as the main plot. Authors and educators have led us to believe that the end-all of...
