Sometimes I grit my teeth reading the news, I wonder, "Can’t we stop the worldwide killing, hatred, the judgments, the division?" Then I realize most people, including myself, need to heal our own inner terrorist. We all have negative reactions at times. When we hurt... Continue

We’ve pivoted from shutting our worldwide doors to the opening of stores and social settings. From zoom to podcasts and back to instagram, we squint at another required computer password. Then, pivot again through drought, dreading the fire season, hardly past elections and the tax... Continue

This doozy of a time in history brings many questions and insights. We boomers have stories to tell. The calamities we’ve seen are real and worth sharing. Do we honor elders enough in our community? Do older people respect youth? It’s important because we’re going... Continue

I’m weary of the slow death that accompanies carefulness. I want to have more fun before I die. I know it’s selfish when so many around the world are starving, suffering, or being bludgeoned by bullies. But being alive brings longing, and the bucket list... Continue

The woodpeckers thumping, rapping, knocking rattled me and my neighbors, way before our usual morning coffee. My neighbor crawled along my roof dangling tinsel and shiny objects from the gutters. I bought a big black battery spider that jumped out screaming “boo” when the red-headed... Continue

It’s a small goal: to get the gargantuan globe shaped into a calm, satisfied round ball.  Everybody has a different theory, from new laws, growing vegetables to solar panels and jobs. It just seems to me that if we can’t all get along, all the... Continue

I know this sounds silly, especially in these trying times, but I ran my hand around and around inside the dryer. I looked behind it, I stared into the hamper. Nothing. Where the hell was the other sock?  I know everyone has lost socks. But... Continue

It’s been a long, nail-biting challenge. What have we learned from the pandemic, the fires, and the elections? That we need each other. Even if we say we’re introverted or we’re okay at home all the time, we know, in our bones, we are revived... Continue

This has been a hard year of constant whiplashes, isolation, grueling, gripping stories of struggle, catastrophe, conflict, chaos, creativity, and gratitude. The news is churning.  Living in lockdown, I had love on my mind before more violence hit America. I was fumbling with humble fingers... Continue