Category Archives: Enjoyment

Inside Out

Aging gracefully is pushed by advertisers as a gold standard  which they aim at Boomers, Gen Xers, and certainly catching the attention of nervous Millennials in its wake. The beauty, wellness, financial planning, insurance, including after care for pet, house plants, … Continue reading

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Revelers Revolt

Twinkle adjusted her aim with the Molotov cocktail to compensate for the eye patch, this blend of hot toddy with bourbon seemed to work best against Santa’s low level sleigh drones he got from Amazon. Her impish smile broadened as … Continue reading

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Badass Barbie

Holding on to ourselves no matter what the winds of fate do, the world does, our bodies do is the kind of resolve and strength I find rare and wonderful. It is something worth striving for, that holding center, holding kindness, keeping our sense of self and humor intact. Continue reading

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Priorities and Flawed Magical Thinking

I know that at the end of our lives, we most regret what we didn’t do, not what we did do. That we didn’t take the risks we wanted, loved the way we wanted to love. We need to be worried less about disappointing others and more worried about disappointing ourselves.  Continue reading

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Baby Corn and the Long Dark N

The conversation started with an update from my doctor about me over achieving my numbers on my cholesterol test and not in a good way. It seems no matter how little meat and dairy I eat, or how many beans … Continue reading

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In Celebration of Old and New

As we get close to the year’s end, we see a parade of events consisting of the good, the bad and the ugly of the year as we close it out. We have anticipation of a new year and how … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving and Thanksgetting

This is the time of year we get together with family and friends and commune. Sometimes we give thanks for things and people in our lives, sometimes we eat too much and fall asleep on the sofa, and sometimes we … Continue reading

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What we leave behind

When I leave a job, a room and this lifetime I hope to have left every person and place better for me having been there. To do good things, to be thoughtful, to be funny, to be helpful and of … Continue reading

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I Don’t Care

I have lived alone for most of my adult life. I know how to buy and sell houses, find a plumber, locate the nearest ER, cook for myself, do almost everything for myself. I cannot however manage to get my … Continue reading

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What do you see?

We all are in the same world, with very different knowledge and experiences all of which shape how we move through it. Asking about someone’s view and how they came to it is a tool of curiosity, of being interested in their intent. Listening to understand and not just respond is the first step here. Continue reading

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