It’s Mother’s Day month, and since we have all had mothers, I thought I’d write on the topic of the “mother wound.” Let me first say that I believe there are no perfect mothers. In my mind, doing it perfectly is impossible. A mother will never know the life pressures Read more…
When I look back on my life, during times of restlessness, when the need for change vibrated within me, I am glad I listened. As a young person, I looked outside myself for external support. I absorbed the words of Napoleon Hill, Wayne Dyer, and other motivational speakers while taking Read more…
Life Transitions: We recently had a stressful situation. Compared to some of the devastation in our country from fires and flooding, I shouldn’t complain. To lessen my distress, I often say, “This could have been worse.” To summarize, we came home from my publisher’s conference and found our hardwood floors in Read more…
Small acts of kindness can transform your life and the lives of others. We need that more than ever right now. I don’t know about you, but what’s happening in the world can make me anxious about the future. So many disasters are occurring, there is an abundance of finger-pointing, Read more…
As 2025 slides into focus, I felt the pressure to make a plan for how I wanted this new year to unfold. We might all be conditioned to set goals or make mission statements as one year ends and a new one begins. You also might have watched the New Read more…
Christmas is in full swing now. Almost every house on our street has Christmas lights up. Though I love the atmosphere those lights produce at night, I worry about the “gray-hair” guys putting up those lights on ladders. I understand it. They are fulfilling traditions, which can be a burden Read more…
Life Transitions: Sometimes when I sit down to write my newsletter, I let the Universe lead me to the topic I am to write about. Recent circumstances have stirred up the topic of building resilience through life experiences. This month the resilience theme has continued to pop up. A few Read more…
Life Transitions: Today I am sitting at my second makeshift desk trying to find the determination to send out this newsletter. We had the unexpected happen. When we returned home from Texas, after my book publisher’s conference and an extended stay for our 50th wedding anniversary, we found warped floors Read more…
Life Transitions: Butterflies rest when it rains because it damages their wings. It’s okay to rest during the storms of life. You’ll fly again when it’s over. You might agree that physical fatigue from emotional stress is more difficult to recover from. For those with chronic health issues or going Read more…
Life Transitions: My husband is a retired Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal from the Olympia Fire Department, so we have had the privilege of returning to our roots to attend functions at what is now called Fire House Station #5. This station is not the traditional “fighting fire” type of fire station. It Read more…