What do we do with our stuff…& our nostalgia?

June 27, 2019
I've tried to stay as far away as possible from Marie Kondo's book on organizing, even though I badly need help. My brain just does not think in an organized way and...

Don’t spin out over health worries

June 26, 2019
I know too many of us who are completely overcome with anxiety over health matters. I know a little about that, too. And it's normal. Natural. But it can really rob us...

How our world today is overly intrusive

June 24, 2019
If you've got any boundaries at all, you've had experiences you'd define as intrusive. People having loud cellphone conversations in public and especially in closed...

The sad decline of an icon of our generation

June 21, 2019
It was an evening in 2003 and my BFF, her husband and mine joined me at a local art gallery to see an exhibition by the Boomer-era pop artist, Peter Max, and to meet...

How to Marie Kondo-ize a relationship

June 17, 2019
It strikes me that Marie Kondo's method of assessing whether or not to keep a belonging--"does it spark joy?" works extremely well for relationships of all...

Why you should consider downsizing

June 14, 2019
Downsizing has been on my mind a lot lately and that's probably because I'm past midlife and have accumulated way too much stuff. Wayyy too much stuff.  So when...

More wisdom from Sister Monica Joan

June 10, 2019
Gathered together we find our light and each spark shifts and multiplies, scattering its radiance on our ordinary lives, like everything precious, more valuable when...

Just a little inspiration today

June 6, 2019
This was my Instagram post on June 1. Do we always remember to let our strength shine? Or that we even have it? And probably more than one. A good reminder. To...

Welcome to Crazytown, USA

June 4, 2019
Welcome to Crazytown, USA. We live in interesting times, as the Chinese proverb says. Maybe too interesting, if you ask me. Some strange, strange stuff going on. I...

4 things savvy parents teach their kids

May 23, 2019
So. I don't have kids. That gives me a view that parents simply do not have. I know, you'll probably say it's an unrealistic view and I get it. I do. Even though I don't...

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