October 11th, Not giving up... Most of the time, upon receiving bad news, given a challenge, obstacles in the way – the feeling that...

October 10th, 13th Birthday... My 1st granddaughter is 13 – too quickly. I would like a redo, crystal ball…so I may replay over and over...

October 9th, Sunday night routine... Where did this day go? Already late into the night and I feel like my to do list is still half a...

October 8th, How am I sounding... It’s one of those days I am curious as to how am I sounding… Taking advantage of some ‘alone’ time my...

October 7th, Escape... Bouncing between a couple movies ‘to love’ on TV, my corner stove fire on, sipping some wine…escaping. I want to...

October 5th, Legal birthday... Today is the ‘legal’ birthday of one of my nephews. It reminds me of mine. I didn’t have plans, or...

October 4th, Strengths... Do you know your strengths? Historically, this is a difficult question for me, unless I default to the Clifton...

October 3rd, Best possible self... I read about an exercise posed to help move towards a best possible self, through the act of writing....

October 1st, Speechless... I woke this morning to a text from my close friend. Earlier this week she was saying how her brother-in-law...

September 30th, Date night... It’s Friday night – a traditional ‘date’ night for many – long gone for me. Actually, we never had such a...

September 27th, In purpose... I started a class today on “navigating with purpose in daily life”. Tonight, we considered transitions and...

September 25th, Family dinners... One of my favorite things in life is family dinners! Ever since I was a child, they were meaningful to...

September 24th, Welcome autumn... Just like that – fall in MN. So often our weather turns on and off. We were enjoying a nice long...

September 22nd, Flower power... “A recent 10-month study shows that flowers have an immediate impact on happiness for all participants...

September 21st, On a ride... I do not know what is going on! The last week or so, if I didn’t know better than I was a grounded person,...

September 17th, Playlist... I have forgotten how much I like my playlist, as I am jamming to it this afternoon. If home alone, I’d...

September 12th, Intervention... I could write about addiction in so many ways. This will likely not be my one and only. Truthfully,...

September 11th, Never forget... I remember that morning like yesterday. The weeks that followed. I went and viewed the site, as close as...

September 7th, Monthly Awareness... September is ‘National Suicide Prevention Month’. A crisis that I wish I could have some effect on....

September 6th, Am I awaken... It feels like a good question, “Am I awaken?” Am I? There are days, I am feeling like I am becoming more...