Photo by Cathal Mac an Bheatha on UnsplashI don’t often write about current events in this blog, but like the rest of America, I am reeling from the mass shootings this month in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton. The mission of Free Once Again is to unleash a tribe of sassy older women who heal and repair the […]
You know the giddy feeling of being smitten? You’re attracted to a special someone. You can feel it when your stomach flips as you meet their eyes. You notice it in your awkward attempts to impress. There’s so much you don’t know about this person and you’re so pulled towards deeper knowing. You want to […]
Lorraine was out of sorts. She had been happily retired and travelling for a few years. But now something was missing that she couldn’t put her finger on. Travelling was starting to feel . . . boring. Does the thought of retirement scare you? Are you worried that you’ll lose that spark that keeps you at […]
I don’t know about you, but I can’t avoid some holiday stress during the “Christmaskuh” season. On one hand, I love the bustling energy and the gathering of friends and family over five kinds of cookies. On the other, I’m stressed about having to bake five kinds of cookies! The greater the flexibility in my […]
Quick question: do you long to get beyond checkbook charity? How tired are you of organizations filling your in-box with urgent pleas for money, money, and more money? Do you feel guilty for turning them down? Have you ever given more than your budget allows? This simple two-step process puts you in charge of your charity […]
What’s your favorite season? Autumn is mine. I get a thrill as the dusty leaves of summer fall away to reveal the structure of my maple tree, one branch grown larger, one pruned away, but still the tree, older, stronger, ready for renewal. Renewal is on my mind this week because we’re right in the middle […]