by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 24, 2020 | Family, Musings about life, Rant
Gratitude and getting along with family are foremost in my plans this week. Family and Thanksgiving, because that is what is on everyone’s mind these days. So many perspectives about the present crisis. People who are afraid seem to outnumber those who are not....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 1, 2020 | Politics, Rant
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who think the government is doing things in their best interests and those who think. We are in a fight to the death. Are you one of those who think? What are you prepared to do about it? Are you able to separate the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 23, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Rant
EVERYONE takes chances every day. Getting into a car is dangerous. When did we become so scared? Don’t watch Television. It is a colossal brain-washing operation. These “worst-case scenarios” are MEANT TO PARALYZE people with fear. DO NOT FALL FOR...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 2, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant
September 2, 2020 Recently someone posted a question on Facebook. The question was “Would you fly an American flag in your yard?” My answer was an assured YES! Do you have a flag flying in your yard? Do you have any doubts or reservations about flying the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 29, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, Uncategorized
This is a message I received from a school, which I won’t name: “Following our listening forums with Black alumni and families and similar sessions with other alumni and families of color, we continue our series…Forums for White Students, Families, and...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 19, 2020 | Health, Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
Today the watchword is “safety”. People sign their emails “Stay Safe”. And they mean it. Some people are terrified of a virus that has a 98% survival rate. These same people are willing to give up their personal freedom to stay safe. Covid-19...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 13, 2020 | Family, Health, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life
I wrote the following after learning that a board meeting I normally attend will be held “virtually”. If one or two of us want to come in person, we have to abide by the ridiculous, restrictive, rules set up by the very Liberal Governor of Michigan...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 4, 2020 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
There is a message that should go to all clubs, organizations, schools, outdoor venues and of course, churches. You are being blackmailed! Somewhere over the rainbow… One can’t help but notice how all clubs, organizations, venues et c. as well as...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 10, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant
Many years ago, I went to Potomac School in McLean Virginia. It was and is a fine private school. I left after 2nd grade and later I sent my three young children there. We soon moved out to The Plains VA and left the DC area. My interactions with Potomac have been...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 6, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
A blaze in the fireplace, is magic. The virus which we have been watching for several months now, first hearing about it in January, has now taken center stage. It is front-page news, interior news, and back page news. It is everywhere. Facebook is full of it....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 22, 2020 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Early this morning, as I let the dogs out, the change hit me. The sharp bite of the bright morning air took me by surprise. Two days ago, I went outside at dawn in my nightie without shivering. I photographed the lovely grounds. My phone shot photos of the flowering...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 18, 2020 | Health, Politics, Rant, The Healthy Life
For more than a week, a post about the virus they call Covid 19 has been lying in pieces all over my computer. There are so many conflicting reports. An article in the Washington Post which claimed to be about calming fears seemed to be doing the exact opposite. They...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 4, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Writing
It is simply never too late. Don’t let anyone, including that little voice in your head, tell you that you have missed your chance. What makes your heart beat faster? Seriously, think about this. Your body may be less flexible, but your mind is wiser. Your hair...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 28, 2019 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, Women's Issues
Holton-Arms School is my Alma Mater. Miss Lurton and Miss Brown were my first mentors, and they were admirable women. I revered them and tried to live a life of which they would have approved. Miss Brown When I went back to college at 50 to get my BA in psychology, it...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 17, 2019 | Family, Marriage and Divorce, Rant, Women's Issues
Today I saw an Instagram meme from Share and Inspire that just made my day!!! It spoke of one of those UNspoken truths that everyone resists in spite of the TRUTH of it. Truth. Life is messy. And it is wonderful, so we need to get over the desire to make everything...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 13, 2019 | Politics, Rant
A friend of mine recently said that society was not fair and asked me if I felt that kids from inner cities had as good a chance as those from families who sent their children to private schools. My answer to him follows. You say that society has been unfair?...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Politics, Rant
The 4th of July is a great holiday because it is not necessary to buy presents to show love. It is not difficult to decorate. You really only need a flag. And failing that, you can wear red, white, and blue clothes. That will show your support and keep you from...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 23, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Rant, Women's Issues
Families are full of quicksand, especially as the children grow up, marry and have families of their own. They all develop in different ways. What is important to one branch means nothing to another branch. They may be in direct conflict. There may be a sense of...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 14, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues, Writing
I was at an elegant dinner party recently where I met an interesting young man named Devron Johnson. He spoke with such good sense about the world today, we have continued our discourse. He emailed me about his writing, asking for suggestions for staying focused...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 9, 2019 | Politics, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Good words. Sadly this country seems to have lost it’s mind. We are prisoners of our own ridiculous new rules. People seem to have forgotten common sense completely. Herd mentality and venal accusations against anyone on the other side of an argument fills the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 3, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Musings about life, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Our Mother was lonely for a dog who loved her. She told us so one night after dinner. My sister and I were both staying at her the house. What she said was; “I am lonely.” and we both pricked up our ears, worried we were not doing enough.? But she...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 21, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
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by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 9, 2019 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues, Writing
It is over. Christmas passed by, and here we are already into the New Year of 2019. Now, Twelfth Night is done and it is beginning to be a little bit lighter each day. Taking it all down, putting it all away, starting a new fresh year, even while trudging up to the...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 1, 2018 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant
It is absolutely unbelievable to me how impaired young people are today. Political correctness gone wild … I am so tired of being called a racist, homophobic, Nazi, Elitist! I am not any of those things. But, I do say my truth. It may be different than someone...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 23, 2018 | Musings about life, Rant, Uncategorized
Years passed at Heathfield, happy years for the most part. My love for the house and everything in it grew a pace. The land and the trees and the bountiful flowering bushes, lilac and snowball and Japonica. I adored the place. That first summer I would walk around it...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 8, 2012 | Politics, Rant
The bulk of what you will read here today is from an email that was sent to me recently. The actual article was written by Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez in 2011, but it is even more relevant today. Printing this is meant to be controversial, but not intended to be...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 7, 2012 | Rant
I think this is a good example of how Obama tries to divide the nation according to “we and they” . He is cherry picking results and leaving out any culpability on the part of Democrats. (or the Whitehouse) Here is the video to watch for yourself: In this...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jun 14, 2012 | Rant
In June there is hope and joy and abundance all around us. The green grass, leafed out trees, flowers blooming and the birds and bees flying and buzzing around with renewed energy. Yet the country is caught in the grip of a stagnant growth cycle and not much is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 6, 2012 | Rant
One of my major websites was hacked. Do you know how much trouble that can cause? So just in case you have not changed your password lately, or have not updated WordPress, continue reading to become inspired to do so. In some ways it is like having your house robbed...
by Bonnie B Matheson | May 13, 2011 | Rant
I have spent literally hours and hours on the phone with a lending organization this week. If I had had any idea what a lot of time would be wasted I might have invested in earphones. When shopping for a mortgage lender to help buy a building you don’t think in...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Apr 6, 2011 | Green and not so green, Health, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
I loved this article. http://recycledpromos.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/we-didnt-have-the-green-thing-in-my-day/#comment-11 Too bad it is anonymous. The author writes of a time during which I grew up. She points out that life itself was “green” at that time....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 24, 2011 | Rant, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
A home birth is the best place for a calm birth. In one?s own home that sense of being in a foreign place is simply not a problem.? After all, this is ?home?.? In a hospital there are different smells, different sounds, and a large number of strangers all intent on...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 18, 2011 | Coaching, Health, Rant, Women's Issues
I recently found myself in a discussion with several women about how to treat our grown daughters. One of the women complained that her daughter was manipulative.? This made me pause to think about how I felt about this.? That seems to me to be a word that many people...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 10, 2011 | Coaching, Health, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
I read an article about a new study that says daily drinking of diet soda may lead to higher risk of stroke or heart attack. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41479869/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ I was surprised to see some comments on Facebook about this article that...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 21, 2011 | Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
The Daily Progress, the newspaper for Charlottesville VA, ?shows a front page headline that reads “Flu covers all of Va.” ?Something about that seemed strange to me, because I have heard no one complaining about the flu. ?On reading the article it became...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 7, 2011 | Rant
I know he is not popular, but technically he is correct. The Constitution does not specifically state that women have rightsi It is just that it no longer makes a difference. The Constitution does not say that slaves are free either. Yet the idea of slavery is absurd...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jan 1, 2011 | Marriage and Divorce, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Happy New Year to all my friends and readers and everyone else! ?1-1-11 must be an enchanted day!! It is fun just to write that date and watch all those “1 s” appear as little exclamation points. I wore my new furry boots from Nobel Neilsen in Middleburg...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 22, 2010 | Coaching, Health, Rant
The people I coach often have trouble ?with the idea of stepping away from what their friends or family think they should do. Often the issue is one of holding a different world view, but sometimes it is just doing a different job, being married or divorced, moving to...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Dec 17, 2010 | Health, Rant, Women's Issues
I was told about an article on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/16/ep.vbac.birth.at.home/index.html about a woman who refused to have a 4th C-section demanded by her doctor. ?Instead she decided to have her baby at home. ?She did so successfulyAnswer to a CNN...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 17, 2010 | Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Something needs to be said about the TSA. This whole body scan thing has gone completely out of control. For years now I have been removing my shoes, taking out my laptop, removing my jewelry and metal headband, I take off my jacket and meekly go through being scanned...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 6, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, The Healthy Life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
1 Be a student of life.? Learn something new every day.? The day you stop learning is the day you begin to become obsolete. Never stop learning. 2 None of us is Perfect. The sooner you know this in your heart, the sooner you can start being excellent. Begin every...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 13, 2010 | Health, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
http://www.hersfoundation.com/anatomy/index.html I hope every woman will watch this wonderful video. It may save your uterus and or ovaries.? We need our organs.? Do not let a physician tell you that you do not need them. I spent years and years looking for a doctor...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 9, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, Women's Issues
Are you scared to death about your finances? Have you wondered if you can hang on until things get better? Rejoice! It is going to be OK. Negative thinking can upset your chances of overcoming fear and financial woes. So much of success depends on your belief in a...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 1, 2010 | Coaching, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
What are you expecting from the Government bailout program? Are you expecting money deposited in your bank by some mythical program? There is only one person who can make your bank account grow fast and it is you.? You are so powerful, but when you start to believe...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 23, 2010 | Health, Rant, The Healthy Life, Women's Issues
Do you sometimes feel that things will just never work out for you? Do you worry that you are reaching an age where no more good things will happen? And whose fault do you think that is? It is the fault of your own attitude. Where did that attitude come from?? Is...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 8, 2010 | Coaching, Rant
I wish that Bill Gates had said these 11 rules children should know about life, because it sort of “fits” what many of us feel about him. ?However it was actually originally written in a longer article by Charles J. Sykes author of Dumbing Down Our Kids,...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 4, 2010 | Health, Rant
I just read a post at http://tinyurl.com/2c2w2z6 by Jennifer Margulis about standing up to a new dentist and refusing to have her child’s teeth x-rayed. I support her decision 100%. It is terrible that the people we trust: doctors dentists and even nurses...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Jul 12, 2010 | Rant
I recently read a wonderful aritlce describing how everything is sacred. There is no profane in nature. This struck such a chord in me that I wanted to share it immediately. As I write this rain is pooring. I hear the background noise and it is welcome. We have had...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Mar 22, 2010 | Rant
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. ?When something is distasteful to us we can blow it out of all proportion. ?Whether it is the passage of a health bill that does not say anything about health or a family squabble, the truth is life will go on. ?We will find...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 26, 2010 | Rant
What is honesty? What is truth? Are we supposed to stay silent when we see wrongs worsening and people ignoring all of them while they sit and watch TV? It frightens me that Americans (that is an old fashioned word, I guess) are so caught up in their comforts or lack...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 24, 2009 | Health, Rant, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
The following commentary was written as an answer to an article about birthing at home versus hospital birth.? They characterized home birth as being less safe.? OBGmanagement.com had the article online. I decided to put my response on my blog because it may stir up...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 14, 2009 | Coaching, Rant
My friend Kathryn wrote to me to say, “I just read a great quote which, of course!, I had to share with you: ?Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.?~~Harvey S....
by Bonnie B Matheson | Nov 2, 2009 | Health, Rant, Women's Issues
I have been told that ACOG has asked people to send them stories of home births gone wrong. I would like to see women send them stories of hospital births gone wrong.? There are a lot more of those to tell about. Women have become such “sheep” when it...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 25, 2009 | Health, Rant
Please do your research before you begin to panic over the misinformation being put out abut the Swine Flu. There are so many sites that tell the truth. I am not sure why the press is trying so hard to frighten us.? But they are.? So don’t buy it, check it out...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 24, 2009 | Health, Rant, Women's Issues
Someone asked me recently when they saw me with a new haircut, if I was “accepting” old age.? That seemed a strange comment at the time.? I knew I looked vibrant and alive and happy.? The shorter hair cut was extremely flattering and chic. So I was puzzled...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Feb 22, 2009 | Rant
I was talking with a woman lately about young people today and she said that they are all so dependent on their cell phones that they no longer seem able to figure anything out on their own. If they have someone to meet at the airport for instance they simply call on...
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