Thoughts and Ideas Archives - WHO I MET TODAY with Pamela Lamp Mon, 06 May 2024 16:25:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 137085276 Stocking Stuffers They’ll Appreciate https://whoimettoday.com/stocking-stuffers-theyll-appreciate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stocking-stuffers-theyll-appreciate https://whoimettoday.com/stocking-stuffers-theyll-appreciate/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:35:39 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=5907 Several years ago, my son came home from college for the holidays. “My favorite part of Christmas is my stocking,” he announced at dinner one night. He went on to say he appreciated the useful surprises he discovered in his stocking. Items that had a purpose—and wouldn’t end up discarded with the torn and crinkled wrapping...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/stocking-stuffers-theyll-appreciate/feed/ 4 5907 How to Help an Ailing Friend https://whoimettoday.com/how-to-help-an-ailing-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-help-an-ailing-friend Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:36:00 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3965 My walking buddy and I meet every Tuesday for our weekly dose of sanity. We power walk through a neighborhood or a park, catch up with our lives, and solve the problems of the world—and those of other people too. Last week, she tripped over a bump on the sidewalk, slammed her knee to the...

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]]> 3965 How to Express Sympathy to a Friend https://whoimettoday.com/how-to-express-sympathy-to-a-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-express-sympathy-to-a-friend https://whoimettoday.com/how-to-express-sympathy-to-a-friend/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:26:58 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3823 Late last year, a college friend passed away. Other than at our sorority reunion—18 months ago, when she was still in good health—I hadn’t seen her in decades. But, thanks to email and texts and social media, we’d stayed in touch. And her death hit me hard. I still haven’t written a sympathy note to...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/how-to-express-sympathy-to-a-friend/feed/ 2 3823 What is Your Word for 2021? https://whoimettoday.com/word-for-2021-using-my-special-items-who-i-met-today-pamela-lamp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=word-for-2021-using-my-special-items-who-i-met-today-pamela-lamp https://whoimettoday.com/word-for-2021-using-my-special-items-who-i-met-today-pamela-lamp/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:19:22 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3685 Four years ago, we sold our big house in Texas and moved 800 miles away to a small home in Nashville. As we sorted through our belongings, and packed up our life in Houston, we donated, purged, consigned, and sold. I got rid of the dishes and linens and cookware and clothing I didn’t use or wear....

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/word-for-2021-using-my-special-items-who-i-met-today-pamela-lamp/feed/ 2 3685 A New Year’s Eve Tradition https://whoimettoday.com/a-new-years-eve-tradition-who-i-met-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-years-eve-tradition-who-i-met-today https://whoimettoday.com/a-new-years-eve-tradition-who-i-met-today/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:32:44 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3658 Long ago, I gave up glitzy parties and morning hangovers and late-night celebrations. I no longer require noisemakers and hats to mark the end of the calendar year. On New Year’s Eve, I’m happy with a good movie to watch and a quiet dinner my husband and I prepare together. And our letters. The tradition...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/a-new-years-eve-tradition-who-i-met-today/feed/ 1 3658 Stocking Stuffers for Cooks – and People Who Eat https://whoimettoday.com/stocking-stuffers-for-cooks-and-people-who-eat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stocking-stuffers-for-cooks-and-people-who-eat Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:41:47 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3581 A huge thank you to the lovely ladies at The Kitchen Nashville for their suggestions and opinions on the latest and greatest kitchen gifts. Those little stocking stuffers we don’t know we need and might not buy for ourselves. But, once we use them, we wonder how we managed without these helpful items. They make...

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]]> 3581 How Do You Count Your Blessings? https://whoimettoday.com/how-do-you-count-your-blessings-gratitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-you-count-your-blessings-gratitude Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:01:48 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3564 Who remembers Family Ties and Back to the Future? Last week, I read a couple of articles about Michael J. Fox and his enduring optimism. I am a big fan and was heartbroken for Fox when, at age 29, he received a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Sure, he had money and success and resources most of...

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]]> 3564 Slay the Worry Monster https://whoimettoday.com/slay-the-worry-monster-who-i-met-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slay-the-worry-monster-who-i-met-today https://whoimettoday.com/slay-the-worry-monster-who-i-met-today/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:23:21 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3510 As he leaned against the door of a New York City subway train, my adult son fainted. Like a giant redwood tree, he toppled over, his head crashing against the edge of a hard plastic seat. Out cold, he lay on the filthy floor, blood gushing from his eye. A couple of good citizens called...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/slay-the-worry-monster-who-i-met-today/feed/ 2 3510 How Do You Beat the Winter Blues? https://whoimettoday.com/how-do-you-beat-the-winter-blues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-you-beat-the-winter-blues Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:58:13 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=3474 I dread this weekend. Sunday morning, after we turn our clocks back, I will sink into my annual semi-funk. Next week, with darkness arriving before the workday ends, I’ll be ready for dinner at 5 and bed at 7:30. Not long ago, I read an article about the folks in Tromso, Norway. The sun in...

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]]> 3474 Dr. Bill Bellet – Happy Self and Relationships https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-happy-self-and-relationships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-bill-bellet-happy-self-and-relationships https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-happy-self-and-relationships/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2018 19:42:25 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=2055 Personal happiness is a hot topic these days. We can find loads of books and podcasts on the subject. Checklists abound for what we need to do to be happy – count our blessings, get plenty of sleep, meditate, go to church, keep our homes organized. According to Dr. Bill Bellet, many of us work...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-happy-self-and-relationships/feed/ 1 2055 Dr. Bill Bellet – A Positive Perspective Exercise https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-a-positive-perspective-exercise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-bill-bellet-a-positive-perspective-exercise https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-a-positive-perspective-exercise/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:07:21 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=2049 The 21-day project, outlined by Dr. Bill Bellet, seems simple enough. Perform four, easy tasks each day. If you skip one of the assignments for the day, you must start over with the entire three-week cycle. Helpful to clients in Dr. Bellet’s Nashville clinical and organizational psychology practice, this “challenge” consists of four daily components....

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/dr-bill-bellet-a-positive-perspective-exercise/feed/ 2 2049 My New Thing For Today Project https://whoimettoday.com/my-new-thing-for-today-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-new-thing-for-today-project https://whoimettoday.com/my-new-thing-for-today-project/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:13:24 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=1821 Two years ago today, on my 57th birthday, I embarked on a project. I pledged to do one new thing—every single day—for the following year. As it turned out, one year of novel activities, both large and small, rolled into two years of something new every day. Now, 730 days later, I realize what a gift my experiment...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/my-new-thing-for-today-project/feed/ 12 1821 Downsizing and Letting Go of Stuff https://whoimettoday.com/downsizing-and-letting-go-of-stuff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downsizing-and-letting-go-of-stuff https://whoimettoday.com/downsizing-and-letting-go-of-stuff/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:00:55 +0000 https://whoimettoday.com/?p=1311 Our two sons were finishing college when my husband of 30 years accepted a new job.    All was good, except for one tiny detail.  This position was located 780 miles from our home.  All our stuff – literally and figuratively – was in Houston.  A home filled with the accouterments of raising our boys. ...

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]]> https://whoimettoday.com/downsizing-and-letting-go-of-stuff/feed/ 3 1311 Our Marriage Notebook – Dates With A Little Red Book https://whoimettoday.com/our-marriage-notebook-dates-with-a-little-red-book/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-marriage-notebook-dates-with-a-little-red-book Tue, 14 Feb 2017 04:00:19 +0000 http://www.dinosaurtrax.com/?p=78 A few years ago, I gave my husband a simple and inexpensive valentine—a small, red notebook. Inside the front cover, I wrote a message to my sweetheart. I proposed, with this notebook in hand, we sit down a few times a year and talk about our marriage. My concept was to document our hopes and...

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]]> 78 Play With No Purpose https://whoimettoday.com/play-with-no-purpose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=play-with-no-purpose https://whoimettoday.com/play-with-no-purpose/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:07:22 +0000 http://www.dinosaurtrax.com/?p=64 A personal goal the last couple of years – and one I plan to carry into this new year— take more time to play. Play with no purpose in mind.  Let go of my to-do list, turn off my phone, stop worrying about what needs to be done.  Play by myself, play with my friends, play...

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