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, seeing clearly. And then something happens. An accident, a diagnosis, a progression of aging. Suddenly, the body becomes unfamiliar...
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Is reciprocity necessary in relationships?

January 23, 2024
Reciprocity in relationships first came up for me many decades ago. It was then that I realized how every relationship requires balance of some kind. Not all the...
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Wait…. Have I become a sports fan?

January 18, 2024
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We Boomer women were raised at a time when girls rarely played sports. Oh, maybe field hockey in gym class. But we didn't play any equivalent of Little League. It...
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What would you say to your younger self?

January 16, 2024
younger-self
What if you could talk to your younger self? What would you tell her? I was thinking about that, myself, this morning, and here's what I came up with: Life is an...
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Super-healthy, tasty and easy vegetarian meal

January 14, 2024
easy-vegetarian-meal
I'm not totally vegetarian --I enjoy a good steak and other meat from time to time--but I'd say I am about 85 percent meat-free. I just like vegetables. And a tasty...
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Blessing same sex marriages IS a big deal

January 12, 2024
same-sex
The Pope has decreed that Roman Catholic clergy may bless same-sex unions ... but maintains that as far as the Roman Catholic church is concerned, marriage is between a...
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The puzzling state of Instagram and TikTok

January 10, 2024
tongue-out
Get ready, I'm about to show my age. Or is it my common sense? You decide. Scrolling through Instagram is a guilty pleasure. My feed is stuffed with cat and dog...
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7 Comments · Blog, Opinion

It’s not my job

January 4, 2024
not-my-job
  Disturbing installation, isn't it?  The artist made a gorgeous glass chandelier and then purposely shattered it. Why? Here's what it's about and as you...
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20 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

How to make a 2024 Gratitude Bucket

January 3, 2024
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When I decided to do a little gratitude bucket last year I didn't realize how much fun it would be to unfold my entries at the beginning of 2024. But let me start...
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The opinion zone is now off-limits

January 2, 2024
opinion
Writer Anne Lamott fell all over herself a apologizing for an opinion tweet a few days ago. She had the audacity to opine that she looked forward to a new year...
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16 Comments · Opinion

This might be a life-changing perspective

December 28, 2023
life
This compelling piece by an anonymous writer was posted by a friend and is a brutally real perspective on life. Life-changing. And an inspiration for living. I'll say...
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6 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

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