On Grief, Death and Loss
I am not elderly, ill, or especially macabre‚ but I think about death quite often. I think of the deep and cavernous hole that will burrow its way into my heart and life, should I lose my children or...
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3 Facts Every Woman Should Know About Self-Love
Self-love is more than just a cool concept. I wholeheartedly believe it is the secret to happiness. And if self-love is intrinsically connected to joy, shouldn’t we have it? Where do we sign up? How do...
View ArticleHurricane Irma Update
Hurricane Irma sweeps through the coast with starved-dog fury. Trees snap, salty beach waters surge and swell, and an ominous gray haze transforms the Sunshine State into a spastic, smokey hell. I...
View ArticleThis is Fall
The cool air is soothing, like menthol in my lungs. A gentle haze clings to the road, and my neighborhood appears suspended in smoke. This is fall. It is my favorite season, a time to roast...
View ArticleTo The Ones Who Hurt This Season
Deck the halls with drama. Fat Santa inflatables puff to life on lawns in my neighborhood. Colored lights burn warm around window frames, and star-topped trees flash gold as threaded tinsel peeks...
View ArticleWhen the Weight Won’t Budge
I have been especially cruel to myself lately as I struggle to take off a few holiday pounds. As I get older, it gets harder and requires more work than it ever did before. Forty is fun, but my body...
View ArticleHere’s a Little Story You Don’t Want to Hear
Last week I was enlightened. I interviewed a pioneer woman who spent her life advocating for equality. She fought for reform, helped change laws, specialized in race equity, developed programs for the...
View ArticleYoung Love: A Few Pitfalls and Pointers
“Oh, to be young again.” I have never ever uttered those words, although I have heard many people say them. At 40, you could not drag me back to my teens or twenties, back to the days of chin acne,...
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Finally! Here’s Why I’ve Been Gone…
Hello friends, I hope life is good and you are doing at least a few things that nourish your soul every day. It’s been a while since I checked in here, and I’m about to tell you why…First, I have...
View ArticleThree Things I Want When I’m 80
At 80 years old, she got her first tattoo. “Why the hell not” she said, relaying the story of her adventure under the needle. Her sun-worn skin had the appearance of a dirty potato, age spots freckling...
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