7 ways to protect your mental health during challenging times

September 25, 2025
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 another round of unsettling headlines. Inside, my mind felt like a noisy attic—full of worries, what-ifs, and to-do lists I didn’t...

The true meaning of Christmas

December 24, 2009
If you've not heard the story of the WWI truce of Christmas, 1914, please read this entry. It'll make your holiday. I dare you to stay dry-eyed. (Story taken from...

Half-sleep

December 23, 2009
I was in that half-sleep...eyes closed, almost gone, when I heard my mother call my name and woke straight...

Too young

December 23, 2009
Now that we qualify as true "seniors citizens," at least by some definitions, we find ourselves having to say goodbye to more of our peers than we ever did before.It...

Successful holiday, storypeople-style

December 23, 2009
Rules for a successful holiday:1. Get together with the family2. Relive old times3. Get out before it blows(Makes sense to...

About leaving

December 23, 2009
Things I will miss about my life in Tampa:♥ The people I love, and you know who you are♥ Bayshore Pet Resort, their people and how much they love Riley and all our...

Sicilian Christmas traditions

December 23, 2009
It's a silly song, but it makes me laugh and even more with this fun...

Presence, not presents

December 23, 2009
It's another line from the Letter from Jesus I posted last week.Being present has long been a part of the spiritual practice of eastern religions. But what does it...

Play with me!

December 23, 2009
We got home this afternoon from a few days in Charleston, SC.Riley was happy to be home from the kennel and ready to play. But I was at the store.He brought his ball...

Remembrance ~ 10 years

December 22, 2009
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy....

Facebook does it again

December 21, 2009
Back in 1988, the AIDS epidemic was constantly in the news. It had only been part of the public vernacular for a few years, but certainly was front of mind among the gay...

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