Life after disability: can it be a new kind of wholeness?

October 7, 2025
life-after-disability
We’re not always prepared for the ways life shifts. One day, we move through the world as we always have—walking with ease, using our hands without thinking,...
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When they don’t read the room

September 18, 2025
read-the-room
I've run across a number of cringeworthy situations recently where people fail to "read the room." What does that mean? It means understanding the vibe of the...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

It’s not that we don’t know each other. It̵...

September 14, 2025
don't-know
I saw a CNN interview two nights ago with some radio show host, who said “Both political sides hate each other, but that's because they don’t know each...
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12 Comments · Opinion

How many chances should we give people?

September 9, 2025
how-many-chances
We want to believe in second chances. We need to believe in them.  In fact, I want second chances, myself. And sometimes, I want third and fourth. Yep, that many in a...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Why we need to fight fire with fire

August 21, 2025
fire-with-fire
We’re told to “be the bigger person.” To stay calm. To forgive. And yes, sometimes that’s the right call. But let’s be real: there are people who count on...
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7 Comments · Opinion

How I burned out on the “blah blah blah” of soc...

August 11, 2025
digital-detox
The blah-blah-blah on social media is making me insane. So many people pontificating on matters they know absolutely nothing about. People hating on my...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Is it time blindness? or just being always late?

August 7, 2025
time-blindness
Ever sit down to do something and suddenly hours have disappeared without a trace? Or maybe you intended to leave the house at 10 a.m., and next thing you know, it's...
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2 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

How hateful speech on social media is destroying us

August 4, 2025
hateful-speech
The Cruelty is the Point: Hateful Speech on Social Media What happened to us? There was a time when social interaction—even with strangers—came...
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8 Comments · Opinion

Why people love motorcycles

August 4, 2025
motorcycles
One of my friends loves to ride his motorcycle. Just like the fabled riders of screen and literature, he loves the thrill, the speed, the wind in his hair and the...
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5 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion, Travel

How to intermittent fast — and why you might want to ...

July 30, 2025
intermittent-fasting
The buzz about intermittent fasting goes back years--I tried it almost a decade ago--but it's getting louder. Fasting has been around for centuries, practiced for...
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2 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Recipes

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