Life after disability: can it be a new kind of wholeness?

October 7, 2025
life-after-disability
We’re not always prepared for the ways life shifts. One day, we move through the world as we always have—walking with ease, using our hands without thinking, seeing clearly. And then something happens. An accident, a diagnosis, a progression of aging. Suddenly, the body becomes unfamiliar...
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How to survive a loss of any kind

December 16, 2024
how-to-survive-a-loss
No one is immune to loss—it’s part of life. Whether it’s a friend or family member, a beloved pet, a job, our health, a family home or something else, the...
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2 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

Should lonely seniors get a dog?

December 10, 2024
lonely-seniors
It's only natural for seniors who find themselves living alone to long for a companion animal. And of course, lonely seniors can make wonderful pet owners.  But...
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2 Comments · Blog, Dogs, Opinion

Liminal space and aging

December 2, 2024
aging
Liminal space: the uncertain transition between where you've been and where you're going physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. We're on the threshold of our...
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Surprising benefits from life’s drama and mistakes

November 26, 2024
The other day I read a long social media post by someone justifying their third marriage--in great detail. They listed all the reasons and of course, the list made...
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Is it too late?

November 18, 2024
too-late
Not sure what happened when I turned 72, but it was like a switch turned. Life was all of a sudden different. Or rather, I was. I was more...tentative. The...
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Talkin’ about some of the best things in life

November 17, 2024
triggers
Food, dogs and books --our bloggers are addressing some of the most important things in life this week. Rebecca What are your favorite recipes you saved from way...
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Tried and true writing advice from a seasoned pro

November 11, 2024
writing
I couldn't be more delighted at the success of my friend, Estelle Erasmus' book, Writing that Gets Noticed. If you're a writer, want to be a writer or ever wanted to...
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4 Comments · Blog, Writing

Delicious, healthy salad recipe for any time of year

November 5, 2024
healthy-salad-recipe
Filling and super tasty, this healthy salad recipe is a recreation of one I had at a restaurant the other day. It's super-simple and makes a great dish for dinner...
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8 Comments · Blog, Recipes

How to be cozy in troubling times

October 30, 2024
cozy
You'd have to be living under a rock to not feel the tension in the air right now. The incivility that permeates the airwaves and the social media environment. At...
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6 Comments · Inspiration

We’re late! We’re late! for a very important da

October 22, 2024
late
We all know them, or maybe we ARE them. You know, the chronically late. Those folks who can not make any appointment on time. I am not one of them. My mother...
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