The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Why we need a new 10 commandments

March 9, 2022
Victoria Cayce was a talented writer, a deep thinker and a truly spiritual person. As Facebook friends, we had several deep and meaningful Messenger conversations....

How to feel better in these dark times

March 8, 2022
God knows, I needed to feel better. It was a dark holiday for me, all about the things we've lost collectively and the things I've lost, personally. Too many loved ones...

Boomers’ blog posts offer comfort in these difficult...

March 6, 2022
It's clear that the world situation is overwhelming this week, and our Boomers' blog posts reflect that and offer balm for a difficult time as well as helpful...

How to survive–and thrive–when life hands you o...

March 5, 2022
If you've reached any adult age at all, you've either seen or experienced how life can turn in the blink of an eye. One moment, and everything has changed. How to...

How to fix a quick and easy supper

March 4, 2022
Even though I am at home all day every day, I don't always want to cook a full out meal. So the other cold day, I decided to make grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato...

How you can help Ukraine and others at the same time

March 2, 2022
I'll get right to the point: I've been donating a portion of the proceeds from my shop to help Ukraine and this will continue for at least the next week. Probably...

Why tiptoeing around triggers is not the solution to trauma...

February 28, 2022
"It is nobody's responsibility to dance around the triggers to your traumas. It is up to you to deal with past traumas healthily and learn to cope with them in a way...

Should we stop being judgmental?

February 24, 2022
"I'm a really judgmental person," someone said to me the other day, and it struck me as a truly honest statement. Very few of us cop to being judgmental, but every...

The gift of being seen

February 23, 2022
See me...feel me...touch me...heal me.... Listening to you, I get the music From you, I get opinions From you, I get the story.  ~The Who Oh, the gift of being...

Coping with grief and loss

February 16, 2022
She held her grief behind her eyes like an ocean & when she leaned forward into the day it spilled onto the floor & she wiped at it quickly with her foot...

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