What to do when the world feels like it’s spinning out of contro...

November 13, 2025
out-of-control
I find it hard to cope when the world feels like it's out of control. Lately, I’ve had moments when it all just feels like too much. Maybe you have, too. The headlines keep coming, the pace of life doesn’t slow, and suddenly it feels as if the ground beneath us is tilting, shifting,...
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8 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration

Un-reality check as a sleep inducer

January 30, 2024
un-reality
I don't take sleeping pills. So when I can't sleep, I try to find something mindless to send me off to Dreamland and it's usually the women on un-reality show, The...
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8 Comments · Blog

The slam book of today

January 25, 2024
slam-book
Remember the slam book? I think of it every time i see someone post this on Facebook: Post this on your timeline and invite people to tell you what they like...
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9 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

Wait…. Have I become a sports fan?

January 18, 2024
sports-fan
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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14 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

What would you say to your younger self?

January 16, 2024
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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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11 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

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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16 Comments · Recipes

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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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

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
gratitude-bucket
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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9 Comments · Inspiration

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