When You Have Been Walking the Same Way for Years, It’s Sometimes Difficult to Walk in a New Direction
It’s nice to feel comfortable in your surroundings. Good to know what is expected of you or how the days/weeks/months and years may unfold. It makes us feel secure, at home with ourselves. But sometimes it can be interesting to mix things up a little, perhaps change direction…
Read MoreCelebrating Women – All Year Long!
One of the wisest things I heard as a young woman was that “you can do it all, just not all at once.” I know this from experience. I was trying to do it all: be a professional, a mother, and an activist for social causes. I learned that I could, but over many years! Some may recall the 1968…
Read MoreI’m Not Cheap, I’m Financially Strategic: 9 Weird (and Not So Weird) Ways to Retire Without Selling a Kidney
Hello readers. Welcome to my third installment investigating my ongoing battle with Valulosis (patent pending), the affliction that makes us cling to things because they might be valuable someday.
First, there was my dad, who refused to part with his…
On Living Well, Loving Deeply and Being Grateful for All of Life
The ability to be thankful for life’s ugliness as much as for what uplifts us is one lesson that I learned from certain characters which came to life via the talented imagination of Larry McMurtry. The author rode into his own Western sunset this past week at 84…
Read MoreEmpowered Existence: A Woman’s Meaning of Life
A number of years ago, I was interviewed about one of my books and was asked by the interviewer: “What is the meaning of your life?” In all honesty, the question made me pause because it’s not a question that we often get asked. However, I was glad that I was asked…
Read MoreHow to Move Past Guilt and Forgive Yourself
Guilt is something that nearly all of us struggle with at one time or another. Sometimes in small ways – but other times, feelings of guilt can be so strong that they can become debilitating. There are endless reasons why we can feel guilty about something…
Read MoreDreams Don’t Have an Expiration Date
Sometimes, when we get older, we forget about our dreams. We forget how they made us feel – the passion, ambition, excitement, enthusiasm, desire. We forget how they once took up our entire waking moments… and probably some of our sleeping ones, too. But those dreams…
Read MoreDon’t Want to Attend Your 50th High School Reunion? 5 Authentic, Important Reasons to Go!
I can’t believe it, just as no one can believe it: the famous 50th high school reunion has cropped up on me. The sentiments have long been expressed: it went so fast. It seems like a cliché, the 50th…
Read MoreDo You Think Too Much?
As we get older, we accumulate more than just wisdom and memories – we also collect a habit of overthinking. Reflection is a beautiful thing, but let’s be honest. Sometimes it turns into an exhausting mental marathon. Have you ever found yourself lying in bed at night, mentally rewriting a conversation from three days ago? […]
Read MoreYour Midlife Wake-Up Call: The Liberating Art of Forgetting
Let’s face it. You’ve spent decades accumulating. Accumulating memories, responsibilities, worries, habits, maybe even grudges. Your mind is a jam-packed attic of experiences, some cherished, some, let’s just say, past their expiration date. But what if I told…
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