Author Archives: lisanordlund1

What jobs have you had? Oh I started out baby sitting as a young teenager. I also worked as a bookkeeping assistant at a car dealership in high school. Then I was a hostess at a restaurant. A clerk at an insurance company. A secretary at Hearst Publications back when Burt Reynolds’s did a centerfoldContinue reading “Many Jobs”

Do you practice religion? Well this is rather a difficult question since my beliefs are not normal mainstream religion. There’s Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Muslim, the Great Spirit and many others. I kind of practice them all to a lesser or greater extent. My beliefs are the spirit is present in all and it’s man’s trimmingsContinue reading “How Do I Practice”

Do you remember life before the internet? Before the internet, there was the World Book Encyclopedias. There were libraries with research books. Information was not readily available. Now its at your finger tips. But with the good things come the not-so-good things. The isolation. The lack of communication between family members. The neck thing. ThisContinue reading “Simpler Times”

What are you good at? I’m a good listener. I don’t always need to hear myself talk. As a counselor, I would listen. I let people talk. I let people work things out through my listening and their talking. As a mom, I listened to my child. I could hear what was said between theContinue reading “Listening”

What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Having it all means having enough. Being satisfied with what I have and not always looking for more. Our society has become one of success being measured by how much you have. Keeping up with the next guy. My measurement of success is beingContinue reading “Having Enough”

Who would you like to talk to soon? Fortunately I have surrounded myself throughout my life with wise counsel. Be it the sage wisdom of my father, the loving support of my mother or the consistent pattern of listening from my sister, all have added to my well being. Unfortunately, they have gone to theContinue reading “The Wise Ones”

What personal belongings do you hold most dear? I can’t say that I hold any personal belongings most dear. Maybe my wedding ring. Maybe my photo books. But people, especially those I love I hold most dear. I’ve found that most things are replaceable but people are not. When you lose a loved one IContinue reading “Not belongings but people”