Motivation Café

Drop in anytime for some motivation, inspiration, and conversation. We’re open 24/7 and the “specials” change every week. Thanks for stopping by!

Letting In The Light

Some years back, my husband became very ill with an initially unknown ailment. He was almost completely incapacitated, in pain, and we weren’t even sure if he

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On Crying

I’m feeling like I want to cry, need a good cry—release, tears of joy, tears of anguish—the yin and the yang of life. It’s OK

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The Daugher-In-Law by Donna Cardillo

The Daughter-in-Law

By Donna Cardillo The inevitable had happened. My mother-in-law, three months shy of her 100th birthday, passed away. I knew it would be my responsibility

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HOTEL COVID

Re-Open Your Life

Here we find ourselves in March of 2021. The World Health Organization has just marked one year since the entire pandemic shut down and stay-at-home

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