Musings

Maybe Dickens had it wrong. Maybe expectations aren’t so great. Maybe…if we don’t have expectations, we can more easily see the gifts in our life. Case in point…I recently held a party at my home. A friend told me he wasn’t feeling social, so he likely wouldn’t linger...

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow." Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey

When I dance in the web of lifeI wonder,Does it matter where in the web I am?

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."William James (1842-1910)

I’ve been pondering how much we shame ourselves lately. Frankly, it’s pissing me off.Shame is appropriate if we do something to purposefully hurt someone. The problem is, too many of us our shame ourselves willy-nilly. I was in a group earlier this week and some of...

I’ve been pondering how to quickly explain the purpose of my groups for women over 40 who never had kids. I believe I have found it—to delve into the meaning of life without children, or more precisely, how do we make meaning of our lives as they are? I’m reading “The...