I have always believed that birthdays are not just another calendar year or notch on your life dateline. There is much more to it than blowing out candles on a special cake and drinking bubbly, both of which I love to do! I recently celebrated another birthday about two weeks ago with much gratitude! This …
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I started writing this post in February and then felt uncomfortable publishing it after the war in Ukraine broke out as I wanted to address that first. So here it is, my trip and reflections on grief. Very sadly this war continues adding thousands of others who will have to learn to live with their …
I am sorry that I have not posted for a while. My heart is heavy for the suffering of the Ukrainians. My words seem inadequate to describe the anguish I feel for the people of Ukraine. I wish I could do something more that would ease some suffering. I wish I could cradle and comfort …
Who would have thought 2 years ago that we would be still fighting another devastating wave of Covid in 2022 despite available vaccines! Yet here we are still trying to dodge our invisible enemies. I am triple vaccinated but nevertheless feel quite cautious at the beginning of the new year, thanks to Omicron and sub-variants …
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If you are reading this, then you already have a lot to be grateful for every day, not just on Thanksgiving! First of all, you have survived almost two dreadful fear filled and gut-wrenching years living with Covid, even though it’s not over with! I write this knowing that some of you have lost loved …
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The COVID Pandemic has been like a long dark cloud that continues to overshadow our lives. The fear and uncertainty that has been plaguing us all for over a year and a half has taken its toll. Whatever else was going on in your life, before and during; be it a broken relationship, depression, grief, …
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June is Pride month when Pride parades allow LGBTQ+ people to come out and be as wild, outlandish, and exuberantly flamboyant as they want. It’s all great fun and a joyous occasion to be seen and heard. Being who you are is about the healthiest accomplishment you can do in living your life. It’s the …
Sometimes love is not meant to bloom. It is a hard cruel fact of human life for some of us. If you know of someone having recently experienced a broken relationship or unrequited love, let them know you care and send them this post. Nothing like Valentine’s Day to rip up a wounded heart in …
I know that Happy New Year wishes are probably said automatically and for the most done with the best intentions. Nothing against that, but this year it is better to ring out Healthy New Year! You see Covid couldn’t less that the calendar has changed! All it cares about is finding new vectors(like you) to …
Year 2020 has been a source of severe stress, uncertainty, sadness, and grief for those we lost. Yet, being grateful for what you Do have is a very powerful source of peace and wellbeing? It is so powerful that not only can it can boost your mood up a few notches, but even help …
All of us at some time in our life are going to get betrayed, or extremely hurt and even abused. Life by its very nature is what it is and as long as we have relationships with other human beings, we are open to having our trust snatched from us, even when we least expect …
Anything I might have written about Paris these past weeks would have been grievously frivolous and trivial, given the immense racial violence exploding once again in America and the aftershocks in European countries. Perpetual racism, racial disparity, white privilege, and white supremacy remain scourges that are firmly rooted in white-dominated cultures. Being silent about the …