Navigating the new normal
“Ping, Ping.” I hear the sound as I enter the realm of “I-person” with my new I-phone. My children insisted …
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Sunday night walls were a ritual in our house
There was nothing sacred about walls in our home — especially in our bedroom, which my brother and I shared. …
Read moreWhat kind of decluttering creates the most satisfying life?
“When I grow up, you won’t be the boss of me,” I said, according to my mother, in the 1960s. …
Read moreStumble Stones shed light on what is buried in us all
I was 30 something, about to be married. Living in Sonoma County I decided to go to a “seconds outlet …
Read moreJust walk through the door
“I can’t do that. I’m too stiff. And besides, I’m not interested in contorting myself into a pretzel.” Roger was …
Read moreThe Dutch show us how to build resilience
As a friend recently told me, “The cup is broken. Even if we could glue it back together, it would …
Read moreWhat our world needs now is a dose of creative thinking
“I don’t have a creative bone in my body!” I was upset. My junior high school was having a poster …
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