by Mark DeBellis | Dec 31, 2024 | Musing
Avoiding Poor Life Choices Adversity is ever-present in our own lives. Always popping up when we least expect it. Or want it. Check that! Nobody ever WANTS to experience adversity. However, sometimes we make questionable choices that are just plain bad for you and...
by Mark DeBellis | Dec 19, 2024 | Musing
I remember many years ago when I was in college, a group of us chipped in to take a harbor cruise. We cruised past beautiful homes with their private boat docks extending into the harbor. Many had a nice boat docked alongside. My friend turned to me and said,...
by Mark DeBellis | Dec 2, 2024 | Musing
During the 1970s the food industry began to introduce the concept of the expiration date (also known as “use by dates”, “sell by dates” and “good until dates”). You now see that date on virtually every product sold through all classes of trade. From baked goods to...
by Mark DeBellis | Dec 2, 2024 | Musing
If you can spell ‘success’, you can be successful! Failure (the opposite of success) comes to us in many ways and from many sources. One of the major reasons for failure is our own lack of planning. Knowing how to plan for success, helps us to avoid the...
by Mark DeBellis | Nov 25, 2024 | Musing
One of my favorite modern therapists is Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I have been a long time listener after first discovering her in the 1980’s on KABC radio. She just completed her 50th year in broadcasting. Doctor Schlessinger was one of the first, and highly...
by Mark DeBellis | Nov 15, 2024 | Musing
My wife and I were on a cruise vacation recently and joined another couple for dinner each evening. That’s how cruise dining works. You never know who you might be seated with. We sat with a lovely couple almost 20 years our senior. Karl and Segrid exhibited a...
