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

The growing body of evidence for an afterlife

October 12, 2025
afterlife
The Case for an Afterlife: A Growing Body of Evidence Here's the thing about so-called "skeptics." They think in limited ways. They act as if the state of science...
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16 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration, Soul School, Spirituality

The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
streaming
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a feel-good series everyone’s talking about. I wrote about it...
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4 Comments · Blog, Healthy Living, Inspiration

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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2 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Practical ways to fight depression

October 3, 2025
fight-depression
How to Fight Depression: A Compassionate Guide for the Journey Depression isn’t just sadness. It’s a heavy fog that can roll into our lives and cloud everything we...
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1 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

How to avoid a trip and fall

September 29, 2025
trip-and-fall
I've been lucky. I've taken at least three falls during which I could have been hurt and wasn't. So it's made me aware of the tripping hazards all around me. That's...
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7 ways to protect your mental health during challenging tim

September 25, 2025
mental-health
Not long ago, I found myself standing at the kitchen counter, staring into my coffee like it might reveal all of life’s answers. Outside, the news blared...
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6 Comments · Inspiration

How to write a thoughtful get-well note

September 22, 2025
get-well-note
There’s something deeply comforting about knowing someone is thinking of you when you’re not feeling your best. That’s why a handwritten get-well note of...
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6 Comments · Inspiration

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

As summer draws to a close

September 12, 2025
summer-ends
When the sun slips away and summer draws to a close, I get nostalgic, don't you? It happens quietly at first. The light changes — not dramatically, but in a way...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

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