Category: Conscious Aging

As I reflected on this journey shared with you in four parts, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities to the journey I began in 1983 … when the pain was so great I knew in my bones there must…

This is the 3rd segment of my 4-part story of discovery. This segment takes place at Serpent Mound, the largest effigy mound on earth, recently approved as a UNESCO World Heritage site, joining the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, and Machu…

In June, I lost another special friend, Margie Rece, to dementia. I’ve reached that time in life when loss is a frequent companion. My favorite picture of Margie from the 1980s. A Trip Down Memory Lane Margie and I met…

January 4, 1920 – March 17, 2024 Betts at 100 … January 4, 2020 … Here she is preparing to entertain the guests at her birthday party by singing “Brush Up On Shakespeare” and reciting from memory a Shakespearean Sonnet. The…

Empowering myself in my search for a new primary care physician.

What brings some people into our life? What contributes to a close connection with some? What follows is a tribute to my “soul sister,” Barbara, and the ways she enriched my life.

This visionary and prophetic memoir written by a woman of wisdom lights the way to living and loving fully until we die.

New concerns and topics are showing up in my conversations with friends these days. Read all about it here.

My unresolved hurt and anger at the healthcare system coupled with my unconscious grief at the retirement of a trusted doctor led me to lose my equanimity. Uncomfortable consequences ensued.