Brenda Mahler
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Stories sharing life lessons.
Books AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.
* Understanding the Power Not Yet shares Kari’s story following a stroke at 33.
* Live a Satisfying Life By Doing it Doggy Style explains how humans can life to the fullest.
Stories (331/0)
Puppetry of the Penis
My husband and I explored Vegas by car yesterday morning with the intent of deciding where we would return in the evening. As we passed a sign advertising a show, Puppetry of the Penis, I pointed it out and commented we should turn in there. My husband’s hearing aids must not have been turned up or he simply tuned out the sarcasm in my voice, started to turn into the parking lot. He asked, “Are you serious?”
By Brenda Mahler2 days ago in Filthy
How to Love Enough to Raise Responsible Adults
While standing in Target I heard a mother say, “Put that back on the shelf. One. . . Two. . . Three. . . I mean it. Put it back. . . I’ll count to three and then there will be consequences. I am going to beat your butt. Now do as I told you. Do it now.”
By Brenda Mahler2 days ago in Families
I Am Wondering if Full Body Bubble Wrap Can be Purchased on Amazon
Age makes a body unbalanced. Somedays it seems I am as wobbly as a toddler and a small pebble can trip me up. If I bend down too quickly, I get dizzy. When I turn my head to look behind me, it freezes at my shoulder. And the idea of doing anything fast is a fantasy.
By Brenda Mahler2 days ago in Longevity
Hands Hold Love
Accepting hands I recall the emotions associated with dating. At the age of 17, dressed in only enough clothes to cover the essentials, with cold drinks in hand, Randy, my boyfriend then, my husband now, and I prepared for the three-hour rafting trip.
By Brenda Mahler2 days ago in Confessions
A Golf Handicap Prompted an Emmy Performance
I stood on the tee box staring down the fairway. The tall weeds just beyond the yards of sand and gravel caused intimidation, but then there isn't much about this game that doesn't provide challenges. I realized long ago, golf's not about the score but the sunshine, exercise and fellowship with friends. In fact, I usually don't keep score. Why bother? That would be depressing.
By Brenda Mahler6 days ago in Longevity
Hands Hold Love
Accepting hands I recall the emotions associated with dating. At the age of 17, dressed in only enough clothes to cover the essentials, with cold drinks in hand, Randy, my boyfriend then, my husband now, and I prepared for the three-hour rafting trip.
By Brenda Mahlerabout a month ago in Longevity
Feel the Power of Words
Maya Angelou, a gifted storyteller, and poet, masterfully uses figurative language in her narratives. This example comes from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. “I was thirteen and left Arkansas for good, the Store was my favorite place to be. Alone and empty in the morning it looked like an unopened present from a stranger. Opening the front doors was pulling the ribbon off the unexpected gift. The light would come in softly (we faced north), easing itself over the shelves of mackerel, salmon, tobacco, thread. It fell flat on the big vat of lard and by noontime during the summer the grease had softened to a thick soup. Whenever I walked into the Store in the afternoon, I sensed that it was tired. I alone could hear the slow pulse of its job half done. But just before bedtime, after numerous people had walked in and out, had argued over their bills, or joked about neighbors, or just dropped in “to give Sister Henderson a ‘Hi y’all,’” the promise of magic mornings returned to the Store and spread itself over the family in washed life waves. “ — Excerpt from page 16
By Brenda Mahlerabout a month ago in Lifehack
