Optimism

George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decency

Emily Post published her successful book on etiquette in 1922. But before that, there was George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decency in Company and Conversation. However, young George Washington only hand-copied these rules (in the 1740s) from an English version of the rules first documented in 1595 by French Jesuits. Clearly, etiquette is something …

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Document a Loved One’s Legacy – Discover the Path to Your Own History

Geneology. Family History.  Life Story. Legacy. Memories. They’re a part of who we are, yet we rarely take the time to document them. One of the things on our list of things to consider when you become a caregiver is to document a loved one’s legacy. Not only will you learn about the life of …

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Learning from Our Elders

In Confucian philosophy, filial piety (Chinese: 孝, xiào) is a virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors. filial piety means to be good to one’s parents; to take care of one’s parents. (Wikipedia) My daughter recently said, “It’s not lost until Mom can’t find it.” And she truly believes it, because it’s happens time and time again that once I’m involved, the …

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A Positive Approach to an Everyday Problem – and other positive musings

  We love to talk about optimism, because DinerWear®’s “adult bibs” give you a positive approach to an every day problem. You may be dining challenged, but you can still look sophisticated. As I think about optimism, I think of all the sayings that promote it. So this blog will be devoted to many of …

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