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[Instead of divulging all the gory details, I’ll just say that the last ten days or so have been one of those periodic mid-terms that the...

An examination of my journals over the last decade (something I’m not brave, or masochistic, enough to do) would reveal that easily one...

It’s that time again. Discussing anything related to clinical narcissism and narcissistic abuse can make me feel dangerously exposed (not...

No doubt I still have a way to go, but I’m taking a minute to marvel at the distance I’ve traveled emotionally over the past several...

If you've been reading, you know that gratitude has become a cornerstone of my days and my unceasing paean to the Universe. Ironically,...

I just got in last night (not in the morning—it seems I need to pay a bit more attention to detail) from my long-awaited, outstanding...

[Please note: There will be no post next week (April 25th) as I’ll be on a long anticipated trip. It’s my intention to resume posting May...

[This week is National Library Week. What better time to share one of the first pieces I wrote while working on my book? Or to remind you...

This week my garage floor is being repaired and repainted, which required removal of every single item therein. I am nerding out with...

[I’m stunned, and a little proud of myself, to realize that, for once in my life, I was slightly ahead of the zeitgeist. Suddenly,...

I’ve always loved making lists. In my overachieving days, they were a key to my productivity. In times of overwhelm, they soothed...

Growing up in my sixties was a full-time job. There was an intense early period in which the insights came so fast and furiously that I...

Somewhere in my sixties, I started experiencing occasional surprise and befuddlement in conversation with some of my women friends....

I climbed into bed with a half-smile and my heart singing. This was such a good day. As I mentally compiled my gratitude list, it became...

[In a recent conversation with a new acquaintance, we eventually got around to discussing some of the more personal, painful parts of our...

I’ve written before about the four-legged lunatic that has free reign of our house. He continues to provide daily doses of both hilarity...

I recently read On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good”, by Elise Loehnen. It’s a highly...

[This week has been a pivot extravaganza. The standouts among a series of unanticipated events have been a microwave fire that narrowly...

Until quite recently, I imagined that my convoluted, protracted path towards healing was unique. Surely I was the only one who was so...

It’s no secret that we all absorb ambient negativity to some degree, often unconsciously. For the past several years, I’ve been working...