It’s that time of year again. The internet is full of people making resolutions, posting their Word of the Year, and committing to saying YES more often. Me? I’ve decided …
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My personal word of the Year (Watchword) for 2018 is Self-Care. But not the chocolate and bubble bath variety that seems to pop up everywhere. That is only a teensy …
My Word of the Year (Watchword) for 2018 is Self-Care. What’s Yours” Read More »
My husband gave me a Fitbit for Christmas 2017. I suspect he was weary of listening to me whine about becoming sedentary and brag about how much walking I used …
10,000 Steps and Counting – My Fitbit Anniversary Read More »
This post can only begin with a confession. Two confessions, actually. Confession # 1 – This little gem is paraphrased from an article in Southern Living magazine. Mom became a subscriber …
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Starting around age 40, I began having trouble getting to sleep. That had NEVER happened before, and I might have even been called the Sleeping Queen back in the day. …
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If you’ve never heard of CCF Tea, let me make the introduction. CCF Tea is brewed from a three-seed blend that promotes healthy digestion and helps heal your gut. The …
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It was September of 2011, and I was planning what was intended to be a quick weekend visit to my parents. A few days before my scheduled arrival, Mom called …
Marilyn Cataldo didn’t set out to break the powerlifting record. Marilyn is a retired secretary who began going to the gym to relieve stress when her husband was diagnosed with …
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I have been dreading dealing with this topic – being a caregiver – for days, but it is important. I read an article recently while pursuing answers for myself. The …
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Resilience – the ability to bounce back from adversity and change – may be the single most important positive aging skill needed to successfully navigate midlife and beyond. Much of …
Long before Bulletproof Coffee and all its knock-offs became trendy and huge money-makers, elite athletes and Tibetan trekkers knew the value of adding good quality fats to good quality coffee …
My Morning Mocha or Why I Add Coconut Oil and Butter to Our Coffee (Recipe Included) Read More »
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.” …
This week, we’re going to look at a question that comes at least once a week in some form and we’re also going to talk about it a little bit …
Reader Question – I’ve heard lots of people say that you have to love yourself before you can love someone else. Can it happen the other way around? I’m still …
Reader Question: I want to become more mindful in all parts of my life especially my relationships and have heard a lot about meditation. Can it really help? How do I …
Can compassion peacefully co-exist with anger? Truth is, anger can be our friend. It can help us know what we stand for and why. It can help us see wrongs …
Our first official date was on Valentine’s Day. We were meeting for lunch and he arrived first, armed with candy hearts spelling out his future intentions. He stood as I …
Reader Question: Would you please comment on this article – The First Lesson of Marriage 101: There Are No Soulmates. This is an excellent article! Thank you so much for …
Reader Question: I’ve been reading up on twin flames, but I’m confused about the idea. If we are all just one big “soul” anyway, how do pieces of that collective …
This is my favorite Soulmate Story of all time. There once was an elderly couple who had enjoyed a long and happy relationship despite the fact that he was firmly atheist …
