Dorothy's Blog - Aging Abundantly

Quiet ~ Just a Small Dose Can Make a Difference

It is so easy to wander away from our dreams. Everywhere we go, there are enticing diversions calling for our attention. I can’t help but wonder why it is so difficult to stay focused on what we know is good and right and true…for ourselves. Perhaps it’s the result of…

Letting Go is Key to Getting What You Want

LETTING GO TO LET THE LIGHT IN “The only way to get what you really want is to let go of what you don’t want.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant Letting go is the key to creating a life we love. First we must figure out why we hold on to things…

"Always Be Pure, Simple and Honest"

I just opened up a bag of Yogi tea so I might have something hot to sip on this cool, fall afternoon. I adore herbal tea, more for the medicinal value than the taste. When I sip a new odd mixture of steeped leaves for the first time, any slightly…

What to Think When Bad Things Happen

I have to admit that I love the irreverent phrase “sh*! happens” because too often in life there is just no explanation for the obstacles we face. The first time I heard the expression I laughed, a bit uncomfortably no doubt. I don’t even remember the context. Like all comedy…

Finding Courage in Adversity

I think of my father more often these days. At sixty-six, like his father before him, he had a stroke and lost the use of the right side of his body. At the time I was only twenty-five, and while I admired the determination and perseverance he displayed throughout his…

Sisterhood ~ A Woman’s Strength

In the last couple of days a comforting image has come to mind on more than one occasion. The car accident my husband and I were in ten days ago shook us to the core. Though we weren’t seriously injured, rolling over four times did a little more than addle…