Tag: Wisdom

Coming Home

Recently I have been culling my bookshelves … reading some and passing them on … keeping the ones that become treasured friends. The words on the jacket of one originally published in 1992 and thoroughly rewritten in 1998 caught my…

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Touched by Eternity

Today is the one-year anniversary of my dearest friend, Barbara’s, passing. Her love knows no end.

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Spiritual Practices Save the Day

A plethora of mixed feelings accompanied me as I worked to help my daughter find a satisfactory assisted living facility. A cadre of spiritual practices helped quell my anxiety and provided guidance.

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Bless the Birds

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

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Speaking as an Elder

I have reached the age where many of my contemporaries and I speak of decline, death, legacy, and our responsibility as elders. In this post, I speak as an elder … as one who has gained some wisdom from the…

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Six Lessons About Living and Dying:

The World According to Debra Winegarten One year ago today, “The Debster” as Deb was affectionately called, made her transition. She was one of the most generous persons I have ever met. In 2017, I wrote about the great gift…

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Our Experience … Our Stories Make a Difference

Recently I sat down with two men whose views are different from mine. We are involved with Better Angels, a citizen’s organization formed after the 2016 election. We focus on building a more perfect union, which to us means disagreeing…

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Your Name in the Book of Life?

I left our second Living Room Conversation (LRC) on the topic of “Guns and Responsibility” in turmoil. I could not escape seeing my growth challenges. I’m fairly certain my alarm system was not turned off during our first nitty-gritty conversation…

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The Gift I Was Meant to Share

In May I signed up for the August 18 Book Fair in Springfield sponsored by Hen House Publishing. It was to be held at Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company. As the date approached, I wondered what I was getting myself into. Before I…

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