When our cultural icons die

September 7, 2026
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As I write this we’ve just lost both Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem, two women who helped shape our generation. Why do I feel such grief? It hits differently when a cultural icon dies. The grief can seem strangely disproportionate to the relationship we actually had with them. We had...
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6 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion, Spirituality

We have seen the enemy and it is us

November 16, 2014
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We have seen the enemy and it is us. We are a nation of excess. We like things big and bold and in your face. Our restaurants don't just serve dinner, they serve so...
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25 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Fun, easy kitchen gift idea

November 15, 2014
When I saw this super-fun idea on HouseBeautiful.com, I simply had to share. So simple, so quick and so cute, plus easy on the budget. This particular do-it-yourself...
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26 Comments · Blog

Getting through these trying times

November 14, 2014
These are trying times, can't deny it. From the look of social media posts and blogs, so many of us are horrified at the violence and disease we see around us and feel...
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14 Comments · Blog

Call for fun cocktails

November 13, 2014
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It's that time again. You know, the one during which decorations go up and we spend more than we should on extravagant gifts. When we get together with friends and...
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21 Comments · Blog

What to do when a friend gets sick

November 12, 2014
Sounds like a no-brainer, right?  Fact is, when friends get sick, and I mean REALLY sick, as in the need for extended treatment sick, many of us just freeze. And some...
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13 Comments · Blog

Why consultants fail

November 11, 2014
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As a young public relations professional I had the luck to begin my career with a century-old company. It was a regional telephone company with a long history of...
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19 Comments · Blog

About complaining

November 10, 2014
There's a stereotype of older people in which they're querulously complaining about everything: their health, the neighbor kids, noisy gardeners, bad drivers--you name...
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26 Comments · Blog

I love the 1940s

November 9, 2014
It's fun to play the game "What other era would you have liked to live in, do you think?" M. and I play it from time to time and his answer is always the 1950s, when he...
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19 Comments · Blog, Stylin'

Holiday gift guide

November 8, 2014
The older we get the harder it is to find unique and suitable gifts, especially for those who have everything. Well, hold on to your stocking cap, because today's...
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20 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Reincarnation & the next step

November 7, 2014
 Should I stay here? But I could not do it. It was not my world, and there was so much to be done in the others.  ~Greta Wells in The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells...
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31 Comments · Blog, Soul School

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