Practical ways to fight depression

October 3, 2025
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 see, touch, and feel. It’s not weakness. It’s not a flaw. It’s an illness—and it’s one many of us face, especially as...

The ritual of coffee

October 14, 2009
I love the ritual of morning coffee.Waking up early and brewing two big mugs of strong, hot brew.Black for M. Half 'n Half for me.And none of those tiny, pussy coffee...

Bedtime conversation

October 14, 2009
M: I love you.Me: What is it that attracts you?M. You're a very sexy woman.Me: Besides that. We're old now.M. Being with you is like being with six different women.Me:...

Girly-girl success!

October 13, 2009
Today M. and I met with my financial advisor. I thought it would be a good time to implement today's girly-girl attitude. My financial guy talked and so I did something...

Whose life are you painting?

October 13, 2009
It's hard for some of us to pick up a palette, mix our colors and paint our life the way we want to.No doubt: adult responsibilities can require us to defer...

The Zen of cat ownership

October 13, 2009
Me.Cooked chicken.The cat.The kitchen counter.A spray...

Better days…

October 13, 2009
This time it's not Curly Girl, it's GIRLY-girl.Yesterday was a dark day made only darker by some bad news from a friend in California.I had a sixth sense that something...

Unmoored

October 13, 2009
It's been one of those rare days when my emotions are so close to the surface that they almost spill over.I'm not sure if it's the result of all the reminders of the...

Time passing: take two

October 12, 2009
How many more of these "OMG time has gone by" moments can I have in just 24 hours?This morning I was preparing to make an appointment with the California GYN practice...

Twenty years: gone in a flash

October 12, 2009
I saw an article that noted the 20-year anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in California.An event I remember as if it were yesterday.Where I was, how the evening...

The palette of your life

October 12, 2009
This image of a palette reminds me of the rich colors and textures of a live well-lived.The paint isn't evenly applied. Like life, it has bumps and ridges.The colors are...

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