"If you don't design your life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much."  -Jim Rohn


 



IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS …
reflections on this journey called life
By Nan S. Russell 

His deep voice and quick-firing speech left me uncertain and wondering if I'd understood his directions....

Anyone who knows me well knows I'm not into cooking. It's not that I'm a terrible cook, but you wouldn't...

After a long weekend celebrating my husband's milestone birthday, we waited for our delayed flight home....

Occasionally challenged with balance issues after three knee surgeries, I'm fond of the Wii Fitness...

It was the morning session of a weekend developmental workshop a friend of mine was facilitating, and...

Shell-less and hiding from predators for nearly two months until a new shell is formed, growth for a...

Connecting with our two granddaughters via web cam makes a pleasant Sunday afternoon event. So it was...

The picture sits on my desk. I'm not sure why I like it near me, but I do. Accidently discovered in...

Spoken like a seasoned life traveler, the words from my three-year old granddaughter came as an assumptive...

It wasn't any camera. It was the revolutionary Kodak Instamatic, housed in a shiny black case, with...

"Nana, when I get older I want blue eyes," my nearly three-year old granddaughter remarked, prompting...

How many times have I been on this road? Fifty? A hundred? Each one accompanied by beautiful pleasures:...

This archive shows the previous 12 months of In the Scheme of Things columns.

Nan’s In the Scheme of Things columns have been published in: Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul; Cup of Comfort for Weddings; Classic Christmas; Letters to My Teachers.

 

 


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