Summer of Love fashions

August 21, 2017
At London's Victoria and Albert museum a few years ago Michael and I were standing in front of a 1960s fashion exhibition when two teenage girls joined us. They...
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Chemo survival kit

August 18, 2017
get-well gift
Try, if you can, to put yourself in the shoes of someone going through treatment. Hard to do, right? If you haven't been through treatment or accompanied a loved one...
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Powerful + vulnerable, both

August 17, 2017
fight
I'm quoting author Jeff Brown for Part 2 of my To Fight or Not series, which began in yesterday's post : We are powerful beyond measure, and so deeply vulnerable at the...
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To fight or not

August 16, 2017
fight-or-not
To fight or not to fight, that is the question. How tightly do we want to hold on to life? What are we willing to suffer to do that? Is having hope delusional? ...
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The one measure of a friendship

August 15, 2017
shelter
Safe shelter. That's all any of us are looking for in another. Being seen. I mean, really being seen. It's the beauty of our relationship with our pets, isn't it?...
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1940s life recreated

August 14, 2017
A 1940s version of a California Icon: the precursor to a woody. But without wood. All of these photos were taken a week ago at a 1945 festival in my city, San Jose,...
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For insomnia

August 11, 2017
for insomnia
Few things are more frustrating, but this is a tried and true technique for insomnia. I know, because I've used it. The idea of being aware of your breath comes out...
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Don’t say this to grieving loved ones. Say this inste

August 10, 2017
condolences
Have you ever struggled with giving condolences? Me, too. Grief is intimidating to see. Part of it is that we know we'll feel it one day for someone we love--or we've...
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“I sure as hell didn’t choose this!”

August 9, 2017
do-we-choose
Do we choose? Years ago when I first heard the concept that we choose our family, I was horrified. "No way!" I thought. And then never gave it another thought. Why...
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Reverie: two roads diverged

August 8, 2017
reverie
My life has had more than its share of momentous events and while none can top Michael and I remarrying, others rank right up there. A man I dated more than a dozen...
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