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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The day I received a message from the other side. And then ...

July 1, 2025
I saw a very accurate medium about 10 days after my bestie died last month. Hey, you either believe they're in touch or you don't. I happen to believe, based on...
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6 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration, Soul School

How sometimes the touch of a hand is enough

June 30, 2025
touch-of-a-hand
Sometimes you wonder what happens to love Sometimes the touch of a friend is enough Hold a place for the human race Keep it open wide Give it time to fall or...
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A message from the other side for these difficult times

June 24, 2025
If you've been around here through the years you know that I hold what used to be called non-traditional spiritual views, unaffiliated with any particular religion....
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9 Comments · Opinion, Spirituality

Do not go gentle

June 18, 2025
do-not-go-gentle
She's left us. I thought maybe she'd make it to 100--wanted her to, for sure--but 95 is a good, old age and she lived it fully to the end. Wait. You're...
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26 Comments · Inspiration, Soul School, Spirituality

Brian Wilson’s death & a gentle conversation wit...

June 16, 2025
Brian-Wilson
Recent text exchange with a good friend: Me: Surprised I'm so teary over Brian Wilson's death. I'm really struggling over this. Maybe because it's a bellwether of...
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4 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration, Opinion, Soul School

Boom! It’s almost summer!

June 14, 2025
The fins. I love them! Evocative of an age, aren't they? Of course, the colors aren't authentic. Still, they make the image even more fun. It's summer, after...
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Setting boundaries: why you should do as I say and not as I

June 10, 2025
setting boundaries
Sometimes, you've just got to do the hard thing in a relationship or friendship, and that hard thing often involves setting boundaries. I'd love to tell you that...
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What has really changed?

June 3, 2025
A black friend and I were talking the other day. "You and I are old," she said, and we have lived through a lot of things. You are old enough to think that things...
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How to recognize guidance from within

May 27, 2025
inner-guidance
"Carol, is it my imagination, or are you receiving guidance from within? "Well then, may I suggest you act on it,  as if nothing else mattered?   "I love our...
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If you are a senior or plan to become one, pay attention!

May 17, 2025
pay-attention
I'm just going to cut to the chase, so pay attention: We are not immortal. As we age, stuff happens that we can not control. It is vitally important that we...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

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