Category Archives: Relationships

Before It Is Too Late

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Patti Fralix

  I think of my mother often, and wish she was still alive for me to tell her some things. Each year as Mother’s Day approaches, I am sad, wishing I had more time with my mother.  She died in … Continue reading →

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Time Waits For No One

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Patti Fralix

This has been a different week for me.  So different, I forgot to write my weekly Blog Post!  It was only when Katy, who posts them for me, sent me an early morning text yesterday on my regular posting day, … Continue reading →

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Social Media/ the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Patti Fralix

I am struggling with some things related to social media.  It occurs to me that others might have some of the same challenges.  When I am troubled by something, I write.  I am troubled tonight (again) about the profanity on … Continue reading →

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Be A Customer Advocate

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Patti Fralix

An experience with a sales associate in a store in Alabama last week impressed upon me the need for a customer advocate.  I was reminded of my health care background, and the role of a patient advocate.  When I experienced … Continue reading →

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Hospitality in the Deep South

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Patti Fralix

I feel like I am living (really visiting)  in another time, and I guess I am.  I have been in Alabama for a week, for two separate events with long term friends.  One was the baby shower for a friend’s … Continue reading →

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Please Come Back!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Patti Fralix

  It was a busy morning, made even more so by having to FedEx a Visa application for my husband while on the way out of town.   While he was in Walgreens having a passport photo taken to accompany the … Continue reading →

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Who You Are Speaks So Loudly I Can’t Hear What You Say!

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Communication is one of our greatest challenges.  Not that we aren’t talking a lot, but is our spoken message consistent with our behavior? If there is dissonance in what we say and what we do, others judge us on our … Continue reading →

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Competition-Healthy, or Not?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Our 9 year old granddaughter Elsie is a gymnast.  She had a gymnastics meet this past weekend, and did quite well.  This was her first meet at Level 4, and we were all (her mother and I, to be exact!) … Continue reading →

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The Circle of Life Continues

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Our family just returned from a week’s ski vacation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  The snow was plentiful and beautiful, the accommodations were well appointed and comfortable, and our time together was nourishing and relaxing.   Our 2016 Steamboat trip was … Continue reading →

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Act Like You Care!

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Patti Fralix

On a recent plane trip, my husband and I had two examples of customer service, one which was excellent service, and the other poor.  Same airline, same day, two different flights, two different stewards.  I continue to be amazed at … Continue reading →

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