Nothing less useful than willful resistance to the realitie...

May 9, 2023
resistance-to-aging
Well, look. We can't stop the aging process, no matter how we try. It's a natural process and if we're lucky, we get to go all the way through it. Oh, sure, we can...
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26 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

What are your thoughts on the Coronation?

May 7, 2023
coronation
The connection with history was hard to miss during the Coronation of King Charles III. Some version of this ceremony has happened for many, many centuries in Great...
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13 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Why I love a good fairytale

May 4, 2023
fairytale
How sad was I that the PBS television show, Sanditon, ended with its third season? Very sad. So sad I almost cried. From an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, the story...
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13 Comments · Blog, Opinion

What happens after we die?

May 3, 2023
after-we-die
Hang on, kids. This one's going to raise some eyebrows. Maybe. You be the judge. Because what happens after we die is a pretty important topic. Back in 1990 I was...
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16 Comments · Blog, Soul School, Spirituality

Why don’t you join our Boomers for some good reading?

April 30, 2023
It's a small group this week, with some folks on vacay or brief break and even time off to solve a computer hack. Yikes! But that doesn't mean our Boomers still...
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6 Comments · Blog

Best! Ride! Ever!

April 21, 2023
ride
We were in D.C. with our nephews, who'd called for a ride to take us out for the evening. There were five of us, requiring a big SUV. One pulled up. As I climbed...
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21 Comments · Blog, Reviews, Travel

How we’ve failed to meet the promise

April 18, 2023
failed
While visiting my nephews in Washington, DC I visited the new-ish Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I wanted to to remember an ex-boyfriend, now dead, who was the...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Soul School, Spirituality

Should I delay taking social Security or take it early?

April 11, 2023
wait-to-take-social-security
I know plenty of people who decided they were tired of working and took Social Security as soon as they were eligible--age 62. But is it the smartest...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

What do you say to someone about their loss

April 7, 2023
loss
My sweet girlfriend died. Suddenly. Without warning. She just up and left. And I, who am all too familiar with grief, taken by surprise, found myself saying to her...
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26 Comments · Blog, Spirituality

The power of discernment in friendship

April 5, 2023
discernment
The subject of discernment AND friendship keeps coming up for me and today, I realized that the two words are related. I've always prided myself on having a wide...
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8 Comments · Blog

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