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A Shining Light Breaking Through the Storm
"But you're bound to lose If you let the blues get you scared to feel…
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Divine Mother of Breath
I groped around in the dark searching for my ringing cell phone. It had to…
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Sometimes You’re the Hammer, Sometimes You’re the Anvil
I hear my husband Vic's favorite words when he felt pounded by life. "Sometimes you're…
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Aging in Place–with Help
On January 7, thick wet snow fell for the first time this winter. I wasn’t…
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At Winter Solstice
A man I’ve known since he was a boy put up his yearly Holiday Star,…
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Grandmother Moon
She glides across clear night skies, growing larger and brighter and fuller as I watch…
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Kindness: The Ultimate Gift
An elderly man stood inside the door of the library. He took a wobbly step…
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Anxiety Wants To Be My Friend
Anxiety wants to be my friend. I know because she crawls into bed with me…
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The Great Pumpkin Contest
In 1981, my husband Vic organized a “friendly” competition. The Ball Diamond Rd. team of…
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October, the Turning Time
Autumn in the New York Finger Lakes is tinged with orange, red, and yellow. Monarchs,…