Do you know what your purpose in life is? This is not a question that’s easy for many to answer. Purpose is a thing that we seem to be chasing, trying to figure out as it morphs and changes and slips through our fingers. One day we think it’s one…
View More PURPOSE and THE RIPPLE EFFECTWriting 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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Anxious thoughts seem to plague many, many people these days. Pretty much everyone has worrisome thoughts from time to time. After all, life is complicated! Some will suffer more than others. What one person might see as a minor inconvenience, another might react much more strongly, whereby strong emotions and…
View More Dealing With Anxious Thoughts That Interrupt Your DayThe need to provide support for elderly parents falls to many adult children. If time permits, think about how you want to be involved in their care. How much time and energy are you willing to put forth? As our parent’s age, they may need some support to maintain their…
View More How To Provide Support For Elderly ParentsFinancial hardship impacts many women who are trying to age abundantly! I am one of them. Researching this topic, I ran across an article in the New York Times entitled Why Older Women Face Greater Financial Hardship Than Older Men. What I read in the article did not surprise me,…
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I started reading Brené Brown’s books when I a friend said to me, “You have to read her books!” It was in the earlish days of Ted Talks, and her talk on Vulnerability rocketed her into the public eye. I wasn’t into watching videos at the time, so I picked…
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