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Inspiration & Self HelpDecember 30, 2020January 12, 2021

Reframing Your Painful Memories During the Holiday Season

Last week, I backed out of my garage wearing my black mask, heavy winter coat, and bright red mittens to grab some last-minute gifts for Christmas on this Covid-19 year. I celebrate without the religious fuss.  Inside the store, as I tried to social-distance while perusing the aisles full of holiday hoopla, I remembered past…

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Culture & LifestyleDecember 23, 2019November 14, 2020

Happy Holidays to My Readers

“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” – Virginia Woolf As a thinker and writer, I appreciate you, my readers, IMMENSELY. A writer must write; a writer is a creator full of more ideas than they can express. A writer…

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Culture & LifestyleDecember 13, 2014February 5, 2021

10 Life-Changing Things I Learned from the Holiday Season

Another holiday season is upon us. It is here whether we celebrate or not or whether we want it to be here or not. The choice is ours to participate in it or to hide under a rock from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. I have to admit I have been tempted to do the…

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Inspiration & Self HelpNovember 25, 2013November 14, 2020

I am Thankful…

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Thanksgiving is a reflective and special time for me. It will always be because there was a time when I was not so thankful for my life. Years ago, during one Thanksgiving season, I left an abusive relationship. It was one of the most courageous steps I had to take…

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Inspiration & Self HelpDecember 31, 2012November 14, 2020

Creative Goal Setting for the New Year!

It’s that time again – the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. The new year beckons us to start fresh, to bring in something new, to change something for the better, to be excited about a possible change, and to make new commitments to ourselves and to others. Even though…

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Culture & LifestyleNovember 20, 2012November 14, 2020

I am Thankful…

Thanksgiving is a reflective and special time for me. It will always be because there was a time when I was not so thankful for my life. Years ago, during one Thanksgiving season, I left an abusive relationship. It was one of the most courageous steps I had to take to save myself, my spirit,…

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Inspiration & Self HelpMay 13, 2012November 14, 2020

Reflections on Mom and Mother’s Day

It is an atypical, gloomy Mother’s Day in my part of the world today, but my spirit is feeling content and peaceful. I am a mother; I have a precious child that I have been given to help walk through life to the best of my ability. However, today, like any other Mother’s Day, I…

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I'm California-beach raised gone Rocky-Mountain-sophisticated living in Denver and love nature, green tea, and good books. I blog about the human experience, creative living, wellness, self-growth and hope to inspire you to live your best life.

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Lots of labor for Peter and I on this lovely Labor Day. We are harvesting what we could from the garden before the snow hits tomorrow. We decided to harvest some and cover the rest. Here is some of what we have. We will be freezing lots of it today. Anyone want any sunflowers?! I've never had so many beautiful sunflowers in my house at once!
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