When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. - Tecumseh - 

Thanksgiving can be very stressful.

Thankfully,...

Me and my 92 year-old Nana in her nursing facility.

I love my Nana. I visit her every weekend in the nursing home. Sometimes I find it very hard to keep the conversation going because she keeps telling the same stories and asked about people that are no longer alive. I...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
Franklin D. Roosevelt   

It's not a nursing home, it's a retirement home.  That's what my kids tell us. They say it will be easier for us and easier for them.  Regardless of what it's called, I thin...

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

It's the time of season of obligation and sacrifice. It's a 50/50 shot for most people if they enjoy getting together with the family or not.  One thing is almost a given...

 Just like a speech therapist whose goal is to help people properly enunciate and articulate correctly, there are a series of audible transcription commands that must be learned for on the fly transcription punctuation.

While learning the commands is good...

What is a selfie? According to Merriam-Webster's definition, a selfie is, "an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks." While this definition sounds quite innocuous, there is a deeper meaning to people who post...

This story was initially published in Psychology Today. Here is the original link to the story: Memoir Article.

Diana Raab is the author of two full-length memoirs and many short personal essays. People often ask her why people write memoirs. What she usually tells them...

Most people fantasize about writing their memoir so they can have a permanent record of their life experiences. 

In actuality, less than 1% of these people start and complete their stories because writing is tedious, time-consuming, and most people don’t even know where...

When my grandpa was moved to physical action, you felt utter terror. - Liev Schreiber - 

The official definition of transcription is: "A written or printed version of something; a transcript."

When smartphones added transcription to their services, it was truly a game changer. Voicemail no longer had to be listened to, they could now be read. Dictation no l...