Remembering Linda

Mike Fulmer

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Linda Fulmer was a mother, wife, teacher, director, author, and now philanthropist who lived life out loud. Through her living, writing, and teaching, she inspired and encouraged her family, friends, students, and readers to do the same. Her family and friends have selected fifty-five of Linda's "Enjoying the Journey" articles that were published in the Tribune-Courier. You are invited to "Enjoy the Journey" with Linda.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• développement personnel
• Journey
• Self-help
• Inspirational
• Motivational

Informations

• Publié par: AuthorHouse
• Date de parution: 05 juin 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798823002752
• Langue: English

Extrait

© 2023 Mike Fulmer. All rights reserved.
 
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ISBN: 979-8-8230-0274-5 (sc)
ISBN: 979-8-8230-0275-2 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023904105
 
Published by AuthorHouse 06/05/2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remembering L inda
Contents
About L inda
A Letter from Mike
“Enjoying the Journey ” – Inspirati onal
And the Mix
Anger-Free
Ahead of Your Time
By Design
Courting Collaboration
By Adjusting
Get To
Soulfully
Enhanced
Contrasts
Inspired by Words Spoken and Otherwise
March Meanderings
With Acceptance
Wonder Full
Helping Ourselves to Happiness
Turning Up the Volume
More Kinds of Kindness
However We Can
Movies, Music, and Magic
Water Wonders
Today
Some Thoughts on Change
“Enjoying the Journey” – Family & Fri ends
By Broadening
Sweet Home Alabama
Savannah Scenes
Musically
With Company
A New View
The Best Part
Savoring Savannah
Patiently
On the Road Again
Breaking Spring
Having a Field Day
Relishing the Redbuds
Along the Road
Passages
With Enthusiastic Celebration
Far from Average
Road Trip
With Calves
“Enjoying the Journey ” - Travel With Fri ends
Ohio Beauty
Seven and the City
Weebles Touring and Towering
Bay Day
Seven and the City Off Broadway
Weebles Wind Down
“Enjoying the Journey ” - Handling Ca ncer
New Journey Continued
Minute by Minute
Kindly
Memorable Moments
Silver Linings
With Less
Appreciating Home
By Breathing
Yellow Moose Perspecti ve s©
Linda Fulmer Kindness Initiative A ward
Love from Family and Fri ends
Acknowledgements
 
All watercolors, front/back cover and inside, were painted by Karen Jennings, Linda’s longtime dear friend.
 
 
About Linda
“Enjoying the Journey” was Linda’s motto, and through her writing, teaching, and living, she inspired and encouraged others to do the same.
 
Linda was born November 9, 1947 in Mansfield, Ohio to parents Burdell and Dorothy (Eyerly) Rader. Linda was the oldest of three sisters, Linda, Pam, and Laura Jean.
Linda passed away April 30, 2014 at age 66 from ovarian canc er.

Linda and Mike Fulmer were married February 5, 1966. They raised three children, Beth, Scott, and Mark. There are now six grandchildren, Mick, Kearstin, Jordan, Jerod, Zain, Brycen, and three great grandchildren, Elliott, Max, and Parker. Kearstin and Dan are going to have a girl in October.
Both Linda and Mike graduated from Ontario High School. Linda received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education from Ohio State University. She taught sixth grade Language Arts at Ontario for thirty years. Linda retired in 2004.
Linda directed many Ontario High School plays and musicals and was Ontario’s first Recreation Coordinator. She was a member of the Ontario Methodist Church and sang in the c hoir.
Linda was actively involved in the Ontario Growth Association, served as a Board member of the Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, and organized Ontario’s annual Christmas Ba zaar.
Linda co-founded Yellow Moose Perspectives © with Ruth Grass. Yellow Moose Perspectives © created and conducted staff development training seminars and workshops for organizations. She and Ruth co-authored two b ooks.
Before her death, Linda and her family established the Linda Fulmer Kindness Initiative Award. This award is annually presented to an Ontario High School senior who has shown acts of kindness to others through their attitude and beha vior.
Between 2005 and 2014 Linda authored a series of newspaper articles titled “Enjoying the Journey” for the Tribune-Courier . These articles entertained and touched her readers. They were Linda’s reflections on the things she loved, about family, friends, travel, theater, music, reading, writing, and many more...
Linda’s family and friends have selected fifty-five “Enjoying the Journey” articles for this publication. The articles are divided into four sections which personify how Linda’s energy encouraged readers to face each day on a positive note.
The last section, Handling Cancer, reveals how Linda lived life out loud and continued to find happiness in her uphill stru ggle.
Proceeds from this publication will be donated to the Linda Fulmer Kindness Initiative A ward.
A Letter from Mike
Dear Linda,
Remember? We were in chemistry class passing notes to each other as our teacher had his back to us. From that moment on I didn’t want to do anything I was supposed to do. I only wanted you to marry me!
And, you did.
What you didn’t know, what you couldn’t tell me then, was that I would share you with thousands of others who would also come to love you.
 
It would not have mattered.
You loved love and shared love with all. Your family. Your friends. Your students. Your readers.
You once wrote...
“There are so many delightful things! Breezes and babies, dogs and delicious dishes, hands to hold, laughter to share, books to read, and sunsets to watch. There are mountains and meadows, still waters and rushing streams, quiet reflections, and noisy gatherings. There’s a sense of possibility and promise in every today. We can meet someone who inspires us or connects us to something we’ve been looking for. We can learn something new that changes our whole perspective. We can do something that gives us deep satisfaction. We can help another person have a good day. We can visit old friends and make new ones.”
Linda, your glass was always half-full. You always found the silver linings. Your enthusiasm was contagious. Your smile infectious. You even shared with us from time-to-time what others wrote that moved you personally.
Your light rose from your soul.
In order for your light to shine even brighter, your family, friends, and readers have published our favorite “Enjoying the Journey” articles published in the Tribune-Courier . We have also included comments from those whom you touched over the years and some of your Yellow Moose work.
Linda, you didn’t wait in life for the storms to pass. You always danced in the rain. And dancing with you was the best fifty years of my life.
I love you still.
Pal…
“Enjoying the Journey ” – Inspirational
 
“Things I love…connection – the sure knowledge that we live in a world connected by an energy field we have yet to fully understand, each of us a separate and yet inseparable part of all that exists. Each of us with the power to create as we were created, to love and to celeb rate.”
L inda
Enjoying the Journey – And the Mix
By Linda Fulmer
 
Spring is teasing us! She isn’t quite here yet, but she’s lurking behind stumps and leaving small signs. Today, for example, although snow still lingers in our woods, the grass is a bright green and it smells like spring. The forecast is for yet more snow by mid-week, but that’s to be expected. It’s not quite March.
 
Some people complain about the ups and downs of the thermometer lately, but at least there’s something for everyone in this mix we’ve been experiencing. It’s been cold enough to keep snow on the slopes, and the days when the sun shines and the temps support sweaters rather than heavy coats is encouragement for those who like their winters short and sweet.
 
Personally, I can appreciate Mother Nature no matter what she delivers. I’ve always enjoyed variety – in weather, scenery, and humans. It’s one of the reasons I like traveling, seeing new sights, meeting new people, experiencing the culture, and hearing the regional dialect.
 
Variety is also one of the blessings of teaching. Every student is special, a unique personality in a wonderful mix of humanity. Recently, in my ongoing cleaning-out project, I’ve come upon some sixth-grade writing from classes I had over the years. What fun it’s been to see again that variety of ideas, to remember their pre-adolescent faces as I read their words, especially when I know many of them as adults and appreciate their evolution.
 
I’m learning, not only to love the moments, but to be a keener observer of the differences, the mix. I’m more tuned in to the nuances and it’s most rewarding. We miss so much in our hurry and scurry to get someplace, do something, and cram as much as we can into a day. Bustle blurs our vision. Too often we don blinders because we must if we’re to maneuver the day with such long lists. Only by being consciously in tune can we open wide to the wealth of beauty and bounty that always surrounds us. Only by being consciously aware will we take the time to appreciate it all.
 
We don’t realize how much we miss the luxury of noticing and wondering, of walking slowly, of sitting quietly and breathing deeply. We talk a lot about there not being enough time, but everyone has the same 24 hours in a day and every minute is a choice. The key is to make it a conscious choice to spend that minute and the next doing what matters most to us.
 
Some routines are