How you can help Ukraine and others at the same time

March 2, 2022
I'll get right to the point: I've been donating a portion of the proceeds from my shop to help Ukraine and this will continue for at least the next week. Probably...
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Why tiptoeing around triggers is not the solution to trauma...

February 28, 2022
triggers
"It is nobody's responsibility to dance around the triggers to your traumas. It is up to you to deal with past traumas healthily and learn to cope with them in a way...
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9 Comments · Opinion

Should we stop being judgmental?

February 24, 2022
being-judgmental
"I'm a really judgmental person," someone said to me the other day, and it struck me as a truly honest statement. Very few of us cop to being judgmental, but every...
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5 Comments · Blog, Opinion

The gift of being seen

February 23, 2022
get-you
See me...feel me...touch me...heal me.... Listening to you, I get the music From you, I get opinions From you, I get the story.  ~The Who Oh, the gift of being...
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Coping with grief and loss

February 16, 2022
grief
She held her grief behind her eyes like an ocean & when she leaned forward into the day it spilled onto the floor & she wiped at it quickly with her foot...
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11 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

Do bullet journals make you feel inadequate?

February 15, 2022
bullelt-journal
Ok, try not to laugh. I wrote this post about the bullet journal fad originally in 2018. And, thankfully, the craze seems to have significantly died down. But I thought...
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It’s time to redefine Valentine’s Day to make i...

February 14, 2022
Valentine's-Day
Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. It's for love. All kinds of love. And showing our love. The month of February is a great time to send a different kind of...
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In praise of millennials

February 10, 2022
millenials
Full disclosure: I taught college for many years and I love working with young people. Full knowledge: I know "OK, Boomer!" is a millennial term used to disparage...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

How travel presents a world of endless possibilities

February 8, 2022
I miss this sight. International travel is one of my greatest joys and being unable to do that for more than two years has been a big disappointment. The awesome...
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8 Comments · Blog, Travel

Do not go gentle into that good night

February 2, 2022
rage-against
Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ~Dylan Thomas After a long and difficult fight with ovarian cancer, my dear, dear...
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