Health
Mothers, Daughters, Aging and Loss
Mothers, Daughters, Aging and Loss The natural transitions of our lives This memoir evokes deep resonance with anyone who has begun to experience the aging of their parents. As my mother began to decline in her older age, my journal became my healing tool that helped me to explore my deepest feelings. I have brought…
Read MoreTouching Reasons for Healthcare Planning
Touching Reasons for Healthcare Planning A beautiful group sharing personal reasons to plan Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Alexian Village of Milwaukee, speaking with a large group of senior residents. This was very close to my heart, because my father was seated in the front row, and my presentation was centered on my mother’s…
Read MoreEffortless Manifestation
Effortless Manifestation Bringing what you need to yourself by being yourself I have watched, listened, and contemplated much about the law of attraction and its popularity in our culture. Most of what I take in exhausts me. I listen to teachers use these principles to excite us, which is a good thing, because it takes…
Read MoreSpiritual Support and Mentors
Spiritual Support and Mentors Our need for others along our path to hold us when our light diminishes Holding ourselves open and alive feels really great and our radiance glows easily….until we hit an old belief or issue within ourselves. And suddenly our inner beauty first dims to our awareness, and soon to others as…
Read MoreReceiving Each Moment
Receiving Each Moment True mindfulness in the acceptance of each moment as it is The quiet time of year has arrived in my life, both for the tourist area that I live in as well as in my choice of activities. With it has come some discomfort as I both welcome my cocooning to write…
Read MoreThe Joy Within Us
The Joy Within Us Opening to a conversation with our own sacred self The first of two sessions on Meditative Journaling has taken place….our group was engaged and interested to see what this was all about. Each of us shared a bit initially, and then we began the process of using meditation and pens to…
Read MoreSharing Our Journey of Loss When a Parent Passes
Sharing Our Journey of Loss When a Parent Passes Walking through the many medical glitsches when our parents are terminally ill I shared my Saturday morning with a group of readers, writers, and booklovers. I was invited to speak at Jefferson Street Books in my community of Sturgeon Bay WI. I presented my book, Sally: A…
Read MoreAcceptance
Acceptance The key to dissolving stress I was invited to speak at the Senior Breakfast in Southern Door County yesterday. It proved to be a delightful experience, especially so since the speaker that presented first introduced the audience to the beauty of simple exercise. The entire group was energized, excited, and glowing. It truly was…
Read MoreMake 2016 Your Year To Develop A Meaningful Life
Make 2016 Your Year To Develop A Meaningful Life Adopting a new view of the world, from ‘your inside out’ Today dawns my first steps into 2016. I feel excited somehow, deeply moved by this particular dawn. Perhaps it is because of the promise I hold in my heart; one that was at first whispered…
Read MoreHoliday Wishes
Holiday Wishes The many blessings of our season Well, its finally our Christmas week beginning here in Door County WI. I had to use a picture from last winter since we have unusually warm weather this year, a December that has not yet provided us with the usual blanket of white to curl beneath. My…
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