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“Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.” Benjamin Spock As the days of summer and early fall flow by us, it’s the perfect time to purposely take some time to spend with family and friends. Quality time together is more […]

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Henry James For most of us, summer is such an enjoyable sweet time of year—morning, afternoon and evening. The bugs can definitely be pesky but the warm sunshine and things like watermelon […]

Over the last couple of centuries, our remains have been either embalmed and buried or cremated and buried or scattered. Our bereavement rituals are intimately connected to these well accepted, unquestioned and unchallenged burial and funeral practices. I want my remains to be buried more naturally; but not quite as […]

Bette Davis was right. Getting old is definitely not for sissies. Getting old is aches and pains and any number of things that can go wrong with the human body and mind. It starts out innocently enough – your back aches after an hour of weeding, or you shoulder hurts […]

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight. Gretchen Rubin If you read last month’s column that asked “Maybe some spring cleaning?” and decided to say yes to doing some spring cleaning, you may […]

What does it take to be a good father? While there are countless answers to this question, it generally means playing an essential role in a child’s life. Generally, fathers provide abundant love, support, and involvement, making sacrifices to ensure their children are loved and cared for. A father is […]

“Spring cleaning is a chance to hit the reset button on your life.” Author unknown The phrase “spring cleaning” may make you feel fresh and invigorated by the thought of cleaning something that’s been bugging you. Or, the thought of spring cleaning may turn you off entirely and feel like […]

My mother would say that whenever she encountered anyone who had, what she considered, large feet. I guess it was one of her quirks that she would notice the size of people’s feet. She never said a word about bunions, even though she had bunions. When I was much, much […]

“Memories, Choices.  I hear voices… Just Be Light.” CeeJay The increased amount of natural light we get to enjoy in spring after surviving the cold dark of winter perks us up as Mother Nature begins to sing us awake again. The earth seems to sleep as many of the animals […]

“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.”    Lewis Grizzard Even though the winter has been mostly mild for us this year, it is always a treat to begin to see and feel the first stirrings of spring. When we desire to create lasting positive changes […]

“If we don’t say yes authentically, we say it resentfully, and that leads to far more problems than if we’d said no in the first place.” Nat Lue Last month’s column was titled “Saying No in November.” I was definitely not planning on following it with anything about saying yes […]

A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ uttered merely to please – or worse; to avoid trouble. Mahatma Gandhi The word “NO” is usually one of the first words our children learn to say. Technically, it is an easy word to say. Practically, it can […]