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“Get used to it!” the doctors said, “It’s not a big deal; it happens with age. Don’t worry, take this pill, and call us in the morning.” I was diagnosed with arthritis, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure with no real hope of recovery. That was February, 2023. Fear was in the driver’s seat, steering me… Continue reading Stepping Off the Dangerous Tracks of Resistance

As a young woman in the 1970s, I was careless and carefree. I thought very little about the future, rebelling against the idea that I needed to plan and prepare. I did what millions of us have done: I got married, gave birth to a beautiful baby, got jobs, lost jobs, found other jobs, got… Continue reading Get Unstuck From the Muckity Muck

When my teenage daughter was upset, you knew it. She stomped in the front door and down the hall to her bedroom, slamming the door behind her. In a few minutes she came out, sat down, arms crossed, pouting. Her torrent of angst put all of us on edge. Because she’s my kid, at times… Continue reading Do You Want Me To Listen or Tell You What To Do?

She was shampooing the carpet, and I needed to move my things out of the way. I was in my stocking feet, and guess what? My socks got wet. Dah! YUCK! I gathered up my things, removed my socks, and quietly left. Once safely back in my space, I put the wet socks in the… Continue reading Wet Socks

But words will never harm me. I say, “You hurt my feelings!” You say, “What? Me? How?” I say, “You did ______something-something_______, and it hurt my feelings. Now say you’re sorry and really mean it! And promise never to do it again. Then and only then can we move on.”  Sound familiar?  Whether I said… Continue reading Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones

Fear and I had a long, overdue, heart-to-heart chat this morning.  For many years, fear was a constant companion, often not very pleasant. These fears had no substance; they were driven by old programming that informed me in various ways that I was not good enough. UGH! I’ve worked diligently these last couple of years… Continue reading Using Fear to Embrace My Inner Strength

My dearest love, Craig, and I had a long-standing tradition of removing our shoes when we came home. We considered our home a sacred sanctuary, and removing our shoes showed respect.  When we built our home in Colorado, we created a small room called the mud room at the front of the house. We lived… Continue reading Please, Remove Your Shoes!

When Craig and I traveled, we always found a botanical garden to visit. Plants were one of Criag’s passions. He was a fantastic gardener. To Craig’s delight, while visiting a garden in Florida, we discovered a Night Blooming Cereus. Being daytime, it wasn’t blooming, but the plant was still quite spectacular. As if we were… Continue reading To Live and Die Like the Night Blooming Cereus 

Let’s face it: When we feel good mentally, emotionally, and physically, we feel equipped to climb any mountain. And when we don’t feel good, we drop into an often overwhelming mountain of despair. Instead of believing we can scale that mountain, we pull back into ourselves, sometimes thinking we are worthless and not good enough. … Continue reading Move That Mountain!

Healing My Roots I am safe and at home in my body. When I woke that day with my body inflamed and in so much pain, I knew intuitively that I was out of balance physically and emotionally. Immediate relief came through Western medicine; this got me to a place where I was mentally capable… Continue reading Healing My Roots