by Ethel Lee-Miller | Mar 15, 2023 | Writing
Aging I resisted the concept of aging for quite a few years. Me? Getting old? No. Never. I semi-accepted gray hair because I could have any color I wanted with a $$$ investment. Changing skin tone and what they call elasticity? Again, outside help. I wrote and told...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Mar 12, 2023 | Writing
THE BICENTENNIAL NYC 1976 On July 4, 1976 I had a pretty exciting holiday celebrating Operation Sail in New York City. The country was celebrating The Bicentennial with dance, music, art, movie events and more celebrated all leading up to Operation Sail. “They will...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Mar 7, 2023 | Writing
YUME GARDENS OF TUCSON Just up the street from the Tucson Botanical Gardens are the Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson. Because Hank had visited Japan many years ago, and I had an personal interest from martial arts study, each time we drove by the Yume Gardens one of us...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Feb 22, 2023 | Writing
Words, Body Language, & Tone of Voice One of my recent book purchases is Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Conversation Strategies To Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy by Andrew Newburgh and Mark Robert Waldman. Besides using care in choosing...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Feb 21, 2023 | Writing
Words … and No Words In between spoken words, there’s the communication that happens during silence. When I’m looking at my friend or they’re looking at me, my other communication tools kick in. Do they look happy? Do they seem happy?Sometimes tension...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Feb 21, 2023 | Writing
Music Lyrics are Powerful I got a love gift of the Tom Tom Club’s original album. One of my favorite tracks had been “The Genius of Love.” Moving into the #1 spot is “Wordy Rappinhood” A Sample: “What are words worth? What are words worth? … Words of...