As a child, I lived in Falmouth, Maine but my heart grew up in Lewiston. My father’s parents had always lived there. Born there, my Dad attended Lewiston schools. My cousins, second cousins, aunts, great aunts, uncles, great uncles also lived in this mid-state city. I spent weekends at my grandparent’s home, smelling the taffy my… Continue Reading
I am hurting. I know I am not alone. We must do what we know to do today, resist reaching for what won’t help….brownie sundaes, 24/7 TV, too many details. Ground ourselves, find love, surround ourselves with it…people, animals, nature even if we just look out the window. I am staying in the house, but… Continue Reading
Here is the column I just submitted to the local paper for which I have written for years. It is time for this door to close to open to who knows what? I will still post on my website and face book pages, not sure when or what….. It just feels like time. I want us all to stay… Continue Reading
Do you wonder if what keeps you busy distracts you from what really matters? As in, “what I want is THIS so I’ll do THAT to see if it helps.” Sometimes I think that re-arranging things—things I can control on the outside —will shift my inside world. Let’s say I want to be a better… Continue Reading
Do you have memories of childhood that still resonate today? I mean sweet ones. I know others surface, of course, but for now, I am wondering about how the good stuff of the past can inform our days today, maybe brighten them, maybe give us a hint how to live into our future. One day… Continue Reading
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