NAVIGATING EMOTIONS in DIFFICULT TIMES
Who among us has not felt red hot anger? In fact, anger is often the most appropriate emotion. Rage even. But, when we live in a place of constant anger or despair we…
DEAR FRIENDS & KIND HEARTS
Dear Friends and kind hearts, Yesterday felt like a Good Friday to me. Steeped in the sacred and sacramental as a child, the rituals of the Episcopal Church provided comfort to me as…
11/6/2024 A Message for My Children & Grandchildren
In the darkness this morning, as I struggled to absorb what’s happened, I began writing to my children. What can I tell them? How can I give them hope, I thought. What do…
Retirement Hacks to Think About
Retirement is a major life transition that so many of us begin to think about as we enter our fifties and sixties. It is important to do some planning in advance and to…
NARRATIVE NON-FICTION – BOOK REVIEW
NARRATIVE NON-FICTION It’s no secret that I’m an avid non-fiction reader, and I love narrative non-fiction. I sometimes feel the need to apologize for this affliction to my fiction loving friends. While I…
FINDING JOY AS WE AGE – A CHOICE
Many of us don’t believe we can find joy as we age. After all, we’ve spent a lifetime striving, achieving, overcoming, managing, and caring for others often beyond our limits. And now, the…
