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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June 7, 2026
Our feelings are a gift - and a curse. All my life I have had big feelings. As a child and into adolescence, my family of origin didn’t allow big feelings or really any feelings. Out of necessity for survival, I hid them. Yet, those emotions continued to churn and intensify.
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May 31, 2026
A friend recently said to me, “I hate the word resilient.” She contends that this narrative serves as a calculated exoneration, effectively granting perpetrators a reprieve while dismissing the systemic harm done to women. But women are “resilient”; they bounce right back. Look at how strong they are. She said she was tired, tired of bouncing back.
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May 24, 2026
By the time girls reach seventeen, 78% are unhappy with their bodies. This lack of appreciation and critical view of our bodies is driven by cultural ideals, peer pressure, and social media. Drug and cosmetic companies market mercilessly and make huge profits from the insecurity they spread.
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May 17, 2026
Have you ever felt less than or diminished because of your gender? Has anyone ever harassed you on the street or at work because you are a woman? Have you ever experienced objectification? Have you ever felt your voice didn’t matter and consequently remained quiet to prevent embarrassment or mockery?
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May 10, 2026
I have always found the history of Mother’s Day, very interesting. It didn’t begin with flowers and brunch. It began as a War Protest. Julia Ward Howe was watching the broken and injured men come home from war in pieces. She rose up and demanded that women take control of politics before another generation of sons were funneled into the war machine. It was the beginning of a peace movement.
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May 3, 2026
Mainstream media feed us a continuous stream of atrocities, breaking news, and bombshells. What they are employing is strategic attention management and subliminal conditioning. I think it is really important to understand how this affects us physically, mentally, and spiritually. Beyond these issues, patriarchy and misogyny remain unchecked.
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April 26, 2026
Last week I was feeling so many feelings it felt like I was trying to untangle a ball of yarn that the cat had attacked. I was angry, disappointed, disillusioned, fearful, frustrated; old hurts and scenarios were surfacing. Then something really good happened.
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