August 16, 2026
Recently I was in a really blue funk and couldn’t seem to shake it. I realized I had not been enjoying any music for several days. Well, that was a real problem! Music would solve it, one playlist at a time. So it did! I’d love to hear how music enhances your life and who your favorite artists and genres are. Are you willing to share?
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August 9, 2026
Today is a rant day! We are witnessing the literal destruction of a civilization, ours. Human rights violations are staggering. Women and other marginalized people are being deprived of basic human decency and rights.
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August 2, 2026
Inspiration! I desperately needed inspiration this week. I am weary; the heat is oppressive. The west is on fire, and I was cranky. It’s been a heavy week for many reasons, and I spent an afternoon falling apart! It was cathartic. Then picked up the pieces, dusted them off and decided I needed to find some quiet inspiration to soothe my troubled soul.
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July 26, 2026
Lachlan Brown, in an article in Soulful Parenting 2025, says: “If a woman has a beautiful soul, you’ll know it not by how she looks but by how she makes you feel. Her presence inspires kindness, authenticity, and hope. She leaves a mark not because of what she has, but because of who she is.”
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July 19, 2026
Why do we always have to be busy, doing something, accomplishing something? Have we forgotten how to just be and find our still point, that state of inner balance and calm, finding center amidst chaos? I think we have. photo by Lise Fischer
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July 12, 2026
I abhor the fact that we label people. Labels work on ketchup bottles but not on people, in my humble opinion. Yet, here I sit, a “boomer.” I had a conversation with a friend this morning on why we “boomers” are generally disrespected and disliked!
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July 5, 2026
photo by Rachel Greise Brown. Difficult times call for poetry! A group of amazing women who write, read, and share poetry has reinforced this for me a lot lately. A dear friend, Corina Andronache, who has written the book Archaeology for the Woman’s Soul, leads them.
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June 28, 2026
“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in a broken world.” Mary Oliver. The world is broken. If that is all we focus on, it is all we see. We are here on this planet for a very limited time, and not one of us has the playbook or the timetable. Each day is a gift.
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June 21, 2026
Many studies indicate that pets are powerful stress relievers. They can help lower not only blood pressure but harmful stress hormones like cortisol, which is associated with depression and anxiety. Pets elevate beneficial hormones like oxytocin. Coming home to a wagging tail every day is a fantastic mood booster!
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June 14, 2026
Are you a “black sheep”? I was definitely a “black sheep” in my family and in other areas of my life as I grew into adulthood, going against the grain, non-conformist, the odd one out with beliefs that were often very different from the rest of my relatives and peers.
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