Why don’t we give it a rest?

February 13, 2023
poke-the-bear
Are you tempted to poke the bear on social media, sometimes? The need--the right, even--to comment on everything that goes on, regardless of how much (or how...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Could I have cried my last tear?

February 7, 2023
last-tear
My other ex-husband died a few months ago. I felt... nothing. Blank. Flat. Unemotional. No reason for me to be so indifferent about it. He was a good man. He...
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30 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

Making it easy to do a random act of kindness

February 2, 2023
If you read, you know I'm into random acts of kindness and also making it easy for everyone to do them this Valentines Day for people who really could use some support....
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10 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration

Going there? Are you serious, Katie Couric?

January 31, 2023
I just heard the audio book, Going There, by Katie Couric. I found it interesting. What I did NOT find it is controversial. Or shockingly revelatory, as reviewers...
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16 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Like fine vintage wines, we get better with age

January 29, 2023
vintage
We Boomers are old enough to be considered vintage. Like this car, maybe? But we have some treats for you this week! My turn to host the weekly Boomer blogger...
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6 Comments · Blog

9 surprise takeaways from the Harry & Meghan documenta

January 24, 2023
B When I watched the Harry & Meghan documentary, I wasn't prepared for these surprise takeaways: He was the one who wanted out, not Meghan. She has been...
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11 Comments · Blog, Opinion

How to change your internal conversation

January 18, 2023
internal-conversation
Talking to someone who was all doom and gloom about a serious situation in their life, I suggested, "Maybe you could change your internal conversation to increase your...
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11 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Why so much Boomer hate among the young these days?

January 10, 2023
Boomer-hate
Most bloggers my age have received random blog comments from strangers that express hatred and resentment toward the Baby Boomer generation. Usually the complaint (ok,...
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18 Comments · Blog, Opinion

He’s gone, but his light remains

January 5, 2023
less-bright
  It would be facile to say I needed a father and he fit the bill. I had a father of course, and the complex history that goes with a pretty fraught (but in the end,...
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25 Comments · Blog, Spirituality

Things I wish would go away in the new year

January 4, 2023
go-away
I've got some new year wishes. The barrage of emails to review every single transaction we make in our lives. The overabundance of email marketing offers,...
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22 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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