The Pleasure of Reading a Book
This week I watched The Answer Man, an old movie from 2009. In one scene a bookstore owner is talking about why he loves his bookstore. He is so moved by how the authors shared something in writing for others…
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Light on My Feet & Able to Move Freely
I was just looking at my blog post from a year ago. I had just completed knee surgery for a torn meniscus and was excited about getting better and going out walking again. Boy, was I optimistic! In the past…
It’s All About the People
Today was my first day of a two-day Holistic Fair in Clarkston, WA. I have a booth from which I sell my books (there’s four of them now), some greeting cards, some decks of inspiration cards, and I invite people…
How’s Your Vision?
You know how it is when you finally get eyeglasses and find you can see things more clearly? Your vision sharpens. You feel more at ease. (Well, if you haven’t worn glasses and don’t know, just take my word for…
Appreciation for the Body
This week I’ve been hobbling around in pain with a meniscus tear in my knee and using a cane to walk. For most of the week I was confined to a chair, being waited on by Ray (who did a…
Bridges
Today’s post is a repeat of a post from 2022. It inspires me, and I hope it will inspire you, too. Bridge walking. That’s what has been on my mind this week. Bridge walking – taking me from where I…
Let’s Move Through Retirement to Refirement
When I was much younger, like in my twenties, I thought sixty years of age was old. I hoped I would be able to stay healthy and live at least until mid-sixties. By the time I was forty-five, sixty didn’t…
Small Steps, Big Changes
There’s something nice about change. Sometimes it’s because it makes us more aware of what it is we’re changing from and more intentional about what we’re changing to. Kind of a mindfulness thing. My current change is to move my…
As 2024 Comes to a Close
Two years ago I penned this letter to Time. I ran across it in a December 2022 post and would like to share it again as we move into another new year: from 2024 to 2025. Dear Time, You fooled…
Let Go
This week I share with you Tip #10 from Ten Self-Care Tips: Looking for Sane Practices in Times of Insane Demands – Know when to let go. Not everything is meant to last. Some activities—and some people—enter our lives. They…