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

What to do with all the grief

May 25, 2022
grief-tools
After my girlfriend passed, I found myself staring sightlessly at the incredible obituary in the New York Times and at the one her husband wrote that appears on...
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12 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration

The past is past – what can we do about it?

May 24, 2022
nostalgia
The past is the past. We can't do anything about it--except learn from it and do better now. There are things about my past that I miss very much and then there...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion, Soul School

If you’d like to know how unconscious racism works:

May 20, 2022
unconscious-racism
Unconscious racism. I saw a perfect example in a FB friend's post: "I'm sad that women in this country are regarded as below even a black man." Whoa! Below EVEN a...
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16 Comments · Opinion

Maybe reality doesn’t bite, after all. Or maybe it do

May 18, 2022
Ram-Dass-quote
Ok, all sorts of thoughts came up when I read this.  First, "this couldn't be true! Life isn't always delicious." But on further thought... How do we define...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Spirituality

How to effectively be there for someone who is sick

May 11, 2022
You'd think that the ability to be there for a loved one who's sick would be natural. Turns out, it is a rarer skill than we'd like it to be. I know a little about...
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Joy to this world…right?

May 9, 2022
joy
You might be thinking, "how much joy is there in this world, right now?" Good question. We're watching Russia slaughter Ukrainians and must balance our nation's...
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Mourning what was, what wasn’t and wondering what wil

May 3, 2022
mourning
When we think about grief, it's usually in the context of someone close to us dying. Or leaving our lives in some way. But that is not the only way we mourn. It's...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Boomer bloggers: should we laugh or cry? or both?

May 2, 2022
waiting-game
It's that time of the week again--our Baby Boomer bloggers are sharing information you can put to use...and some laughter, as well....come visit! Laurie Recently...
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Can you remember back when life was normal?

April 27, 2022
If life were normal we would have taken a bunch of exotic trips in 2020 and 2021. We would've seen the fjords in Norway, enjoyed the Hebrides and Shetland, probably...
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5 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

Let go, let it go, let them go…and you fly!

April 22, 2022
let-them-go
I know this is going to help someone. I didn't write it, but I could have. It's attributed to Anonymous right now, since I don't know its origin.  It's how I live...
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13 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

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