Barging Through Time’s Wall
“We live in houses bricked up with seconds and minutes, weekends and New Year’s Days, and I never went outside until I died, because there was no other door. Now I know that I could have walked through walls.”
Lake Michigan: No Salt, No Sharks, No Worries
While my geographic sabbatical has been good for my headspace it has also literally injured my head.
A three month sabbatical in Evanston is just the geographic diversion I needed for my headspace.
Has Anyone Here Seen my Old Friend Bobby? I just looked around and he was gone.
the tribute song, “Abraham, Martin, and John,” performed by Dion DiMucci references the assassinations of these three icons, as well as Bobby Kennedy during the turbulent summer of 1968. While my dear friend Bob Leventhal did not die in such a dramatic fashion, the loss of his presence in my life feels incredibly dramatic.
The Economic and Retirement Prospects for Women Over Fifty
Traditional notions about retirement are changing from the concept of a complete stop at a prescribed age to working past retirement age for financial reasons.
Getting Older Means You Get a Lot of Bad News
The Patient Health Care Portal can scare you to death, and sometimes the information is incorrect.
Do Lady Boomers Want a Woman to be Elected President in the United States?
2025 national survey of women over 50 finds Lady Boomers may be the proverbial wrinkle in the political ointment
A Psychologist Explains How the Baby Boomer Generation is Redefinging Aging for Women
Enjoyed being interviewed by Dr. Diane Sanford for an article in The Good Trade about redefining aging.
Women Wear a lot of Hats
An ordinary day filled with an expanding To-Do list made me stop and think about how most women are the CEOs of their household and manage to accomplish a lot in 24 hours.
What is Your Word?
Author and dynamic speaker Arthur Brooks encourages readers to answer this question with one word, “Why am I alive?” I rephrased the question to “What really matters to me?” So, what one word encapsulates what really matters to you?
Frozen Extremities or a Warm Heart
A trip from Florida to Chicago in January to celebrate my granddaughter’s tenth birthday froze my extremities but warmed my heart.
“Kindness and Grace as Spiritual WD-40”
I’m a fan of the writer, Anne Lamotte. Her writing style inspires my own as she infuses her words with candor, clarity, and humor. Each year just prior to New Year’s Day she publishes an anti-diet diatribe. One of her admonitions this year flagged my attention. Read more
A More Equitable and Just World Where Everyone Blooms
I received a special edition Apple watch band for Christmas. The description accompanying it says it was created to celebrate the beauty of Black unity. Its floral design symbolizes the growth and resilience nurtured by generations working together to address injustice and dismantle systemic barriers.
Christopher Columbus is no Hero of Mine
A New York Times article in November described how some Americans, exhausted by the recent election, were catching flights out of the country. I must confess, we were a couple of those Americans. We caught a flight to Puerto Rico where we boarded a cruise ship and headed southeast toward Antigua, Guadeloupe, and back up to the British Virgin Islands.
Perfection is the Enemy of Good Enough
The “average” woman criticizes herself eight times a day, half of whom start their denigrating assaults before 9:30 in the morning. How can we be kinder to ourselves and regard our perceived faults as assets.
When Disappointments Transform into Precious Moments
Doodling is a non-threatening way to exercise creative muscles while engaging the mind. It helps with problem solving and mindfulness
How Do you Handle Hurricanes? Take the Quiz and See
Florida just endured a massive hurricane creating devastation throughout the state. I was curious how different personality types handled Hurricane Milton. Read the descriptions and see where you fit
Nuptial Notes #5: The Wedding
Following a month in Southern Illinois prepping for the wedding of my daughter, the big day finally arrived and it was filled with love and joy.
Nuptial Notes #4: Nature is Nurture
Nature really is nurturing as I discovered during my month long stay in Southern Illinois participating in the preparation of my daughter's wedding. The Shawnee National Forest and its waterways offer head-clearing get-a-ways.
Nuptial Notes #3: Creative Coping Cures
How to recharge your battery in the midst of a stressful situation? Creativity works for me, and a couple of art exhibitions thrown in for extra psychic nourishment.
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