Barbara Morris

I don’t know about you, but I don’t have a computer-like memory that stores and retains like it used to, although there is hope. Just as we can strengthen any other muscle in our bodies, we can train our brains to remember more and learn anything faster. Here are 10 strategies that can effectively help your memory, improve recall, and increase retention of … [Read more...] about Ten Ways To Improve Your Memory

Hey, there! Let me start with a dumb question: do you see a lot of scantily clad women on C-SPAN? Of course not. If women want to get anything done on Capitol Hill, they have to play by the rules! Then why don’t the same politicians that demand that we should all be able to wear whatever we want, identify as whatever we want, and be as outlandish as we want not actually do and … [Read more...] about Politicians And Media Personalities Don’t Care If Women Look Stupid

Without raising your hand, how many of these have you (or someone you know) engaged in or still do? Alcohol * Cigarettes * Drug Use for Recreational or Altered-States Purposes * Money Lust * Food Lust * Porn Lust * Sex Lust * Gotta-Have-More-Stuff Lust * Workaholic * Fears Most People Don’t Have * Avid or Excessive Follower of Music, Movies, Sports, Famous People, News Pundits, … [Read more...] about Has Your Brain (and Life) Been Hijacked?

We have all seen those ads for retirement villages. They always show photos of toned and smiling seniors, showing off their Hollywood hairstyles while indulging rounds of tennis, rousing board games, all the while grinning giddily into each other’s eyes. These photos depict a smidgen of cultural diversity, because everyone singing around the piano is welcome and feels right … [Read more...] about Dueling With Diversity

I know these sound like fightin’ words! Yep, I think the attitude, “I can wear whatever the %$## I please and if someone doesn’t like it or has an issue with it, that's their problem!” is dysfunctional. I could have chosen to write something soothing, comforting…maybe even encouraging, but as I get more and more fed up with the prevailing winds of disrespect in our society, … [Read more...] about Aretha Franklin Was Right – R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Really Matters

As we age, I hear the term age appropriate when it comes to just about anything.  I hear it relating to fashion, hair and makeup, music preferences, how we should eat, how we should live, and the list goes on. My question is are we standing in judgment when we see someone wear an item of clothing meant to be worn by someone younger? I used to jokingly say spandex is … [Read more...] about Who Decides What Is “Age Appropriate”?

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No question about it. During the current (and seemingly endless) COVID situation, many people have gotten extremely sick and many died. Anyone who says  COVID isn't real,  is wrong. That said, something doesn't seem right.  Let's step back in time when there were a variety of horrendous flu epidemics that killed huge numbers of individuals. How were those epidemics … [Read more...] about This COVID Thing – It’s More Than A Virus