Category: Memoirs
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Legacy
Living and loving on in life. The legacy of loving through hardship can lead to new insights and epiphanies.
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Check & Reflect
Jumping back in the arena, writing and posting, after a long break takes choosing courage over comfort, but also took time to check and reflect.
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Sweet Home Chicago
Since I am on a roll with song titles, I’ll add one today, and express my love for Chicago. After having the good fortune to celebrate our wedding anniversary on a sailboat ride over beautiful and thankfully calm Lake Michigan, I am reminded of the many beautiful moments I have experienced in this my home […]
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A New York State of Mind
I’ve been thinking lately how important environment is to well-being. Whether it is the immediate surroundings, the town we live in, the community of friends that we see, the places we visit, it all adds up to impact overall mental health and physical wellness. There are a myriad number of other factors affecting well-being, but […]
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One Year Later
The flashback to last year this time is real. What the feelings were, the mood in the air, the strangeness of the unknowns surrounding COVID-19, are all coming back to me now. It’s happening to everyone I talk to. In step with the spring bulbs appearing, the memories of last year are unveiling themselves every […]
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Perspective on Life
Having gone through the process of letting go of my mom here on Earth and living on since her death in 2019, I wonder now how much of the experience was a gift from her. For example, she taught me to fight cancer for as long as humanly possible. She taught me grace while I […]