Writing through change and challenges helps me unravel my thoughts and emotions, sort them out, create space in my mind for possibilities and let go of some of the debris. It is a healing process I started when I was a teen. When things are really hard, however, I find…
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Accepting Aging: Through the Caregiving Door
Accepting aging is a life long process that becomes more urgent with each passing year. More than a decade ago, I entered the conversation about aging through the caregiving door. As I walked beside my mother in the last years of her life, the experience invited me to the table…
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Many people look forward to their retirement. This is, of course, understandable. After working for many years, the opportunity to relax and do the things we’ve put off for lack of time, is very appealing. We imagine kicking back, lingering over our coffee and being free of external demands. We…
View More 4 Great Hobbies to Take up As You Get OlderWRITING FOR CONNECTION – #WednesdayWisdom #AshWednesday
Today, I need to write, to lay out in words on a page the cacophony that has taken up residence within me. Not writing too often leads me to bouts of irritability, depression or sleepless nights. I used to write in a journal every night before I went to bed. That…
View More WRITING FOR CONNECTION – #WednesdayWisdom #AshWednesdayMaking A Decision
Do you remember being warned as a teen or young adult to think twice before doing something? I know I do. And, as parents we probably do the same with our children. We caution them as we were cautioned and suggest they look before they leap. Experience taught our parents,…
View More Making A Decision2014 Work in Progress Blog Tour
A blog tour is a great way to see what your fellow writers are up to. I was inducted (abducted, lassoed, hoodwinked, invoked, sideswiped, challenged, and above all honored) by my blogging friend and ever present source of inspiration, Laurie Buchanan, into the 2014 Work in Progress (WIP) Blog Tour.…
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