By Ellyn Mantell It seems that there are more choices we need to make, and they have a greater impact than ever before. Listening to my chosen news programs ...
Category: Slice of LIfe
SLICE OF LIFE-What I Wish I Knew
What I Wish I Knew By Ellyn Mantell Although it is old news that “youth is wasted on the young,” I am extremely aware that there is never an ...
SLICE OF LIFE: One of My Favorite Things to Do-Watch Babies
By Ellyn Mantell Watching babies is so compelling and breathtaking. I never seem to get my fill. I am not speaking of taking care of babies, not at this ...
SLICE OF LIFE: The Joy of Seeing Familiar Faces
By Ellyn Mantell Our new home in South Florida may be far from our former one in New Jersey, but after a few months of living here, it is ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Embracing a New Time of Life
By Ellyn Mantell If ever there was a time in life for acknowledging the yin and yang, this is it! For those who are not aware of the definition, ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Reframing Retirement
By Ellyn Mantell After decades of doing our jobs, building our careers, identifying ourselves by the work we do and the accomplishments we’ve achieved, retirement looms large for most ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Why Wordle?
By: Ellyn Mantell While waiting for my plane to board very early one morning, I worked on my daily word exercises. Almost as invigorating as my body stretching, ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Embracing a New Time of Life
By Ellyn Mantell Having the philosophy that every time of life is unique and special, I have walked into each new phase with the assumption that I would ...
SLICE OF LIFE: The Florida Casino
by Ellyn Mantell Our car, with its out-of-place New Jersey license plates, wended its way around the winding loops, ascending through the labyrinth that was the parking garage. I ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Anticipation
By Ellyn Mantell As a member of a writer’s group, I am asked from time to time to suggest a topic or a word that becomes the prompt for ...