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Caregiver Update

Noticing Sensations For the first time in three years, I have been gifted with two experiences of being “home alone.” When Marvel took Nicole swimming. I noticed how good it felt to have the house to myself. When Carol took…

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Caring for the Caregiver

Depression The past few months I notice a change in my daughter’s behavior. She sleeps more (and she already sleeps a lot because daytime sleepiness is one of the symptoms of her disease), spends more time in her room, doesn’t…

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Unsettling Transitions

Five years ago, Cindi, Jasmine, Vinnie, and I formed our Sage Sister group. We were bright-eyed, bushy-tailed revolutionaries … wise elders intent on supporting each other in embracing and savoring our aging process with grace and consciousness. To support our…

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Acceptance & Letting Go

My body felt lighter on Thursday when I drove away from my tax accountant’s office. One more time I was being challenged to accept and let go … a recurring theme in my life. I came to acceptance of writing…

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Following Mary Oliver’s Instructions for Living a Life

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~Mary Oliver  Living a Life Valentine’s Day 2019: My heart aches as I listen to my favorite podcast, On Being. I am affected more than I realize by Krista Tippett’s conversation with Richard…

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… just in case

A MOVIE My daughter and I enjoy watching movies based on true stories. Saturday evening, February 2, we flip through Netflix in search of one. Nicole doesn’t express any preferences, so I chose one released in 2015 that looks interesting…

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There are no words …

On October 9, 2004, I had the honor of officiating at Jak and Diane’s wedding. Nontraditional in almost every way, I absolutely loved this ceremony. It tops my list of favorite wedding experiences. Jak, a former co-worker who became a…

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From Critiquing to Dreaming in 2019

It seems as though critiquing has been in vogue since the 60s. Granted, there is a lot to critique in the world today. However, just how effective is this focus on the negative?  Many of our leaders seem to lack…

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Ruth Powers: A Dazzling Dayton Dame*

I just have this thing about babies. ~Ruth Powers When Ruth graduated from nursing school, she worked in obstetrics at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She did that until the first of her five sons were born. Then she had babies of…

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Giving Thanks

On May 23, 2009, a year after the death of my son, six months after the death of my mother, and five months after the death of my father, on the eve of the closing on my parent’s condo, I…

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