How can a guided journal help with grief?

May 19, 2017
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  At a memorial service the other day for a man-boy who left us too young, the pastor encouraged mourners to express their grief. "It may sound...
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The best sex of our lives

May 18, 2017
best-sex
So are you and your husband swinging from the bedroom chandelier after you file for Social Security? Back a few years ago I saw so much writing about how seniors are...
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Frustrations

May 17, 2017
If I sat down and made a list of the frustrations I've had with consultants I've worked with since I left the corporate world, I'd burn out that pencil. See those...
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Dealing with the loss of estrangement

May 16, 2017
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Don't let anyone kid you. Estrangement is loss. The person may not be dead, but they might as well be, because they are not present in your life. And just like with...
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Caution: Komodo dragon

May 15, 2017
Komodo-dragon
I had no idea what a Komodo dragon was until I read a story way back in 2001 about the then-husband of actress Sharon Stone getting attacked by one. Who knew? A 10 foot...
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Ram Dass on healing

May 14, 2017
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Yes, that's it, exactly. Ram Dass should know--he had quite a bad stroke in 1997 and has lived quite fully since, even with some major physical limitations. But no...
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Do doctors have all the answers?

May 13, 2017
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Doctors know a lot. I get it, since my father was one. A good one, too. But doctors are now beginning to realize that science may not tell us everything about health...
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Liar, liar!

May 12, 2017
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I've got a thing about lying. I can't abide a liar. And neither can my friend, Roxanne Jones, who is on the blog today with a guest post all about the untruth.  Here's...
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Life lenses: the way we view it

May 11, 2017
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If you love beautiful, sensitive writing, grab a cup of something good and settle in for this guest post. Mandi, at The Zen RN, has given me permission to post it here...
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Croissants, macarons + flowers: ahh France!

May 10, 2017
Yes, we're off to France for a while, hopping a plane to DFW and meeting our friends for the trip across the pond. Without my usual ton of baggage because I was more...
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