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How are you coping during these terrible times? Most likely, you are under a shelter at home order. Most likely, you are afraid. Inevitably your life has changed, as have all of our lives, possibly forever. I wish I had some way to reassure you, to tell you everything will be all right, that this, … Read more
It’s time to get creative about our changing way of life under the Covid-19 virus. I hope all of you are staying home, abiding by the directives to lock down and only leave home for the essentials and not spread the virus. While there is plenty of political pain right now, this is the time … Read more
Usually I write my newsletters a month or so in advance, so it seems that some of them are not very relevant to the world we find ourselves in today. It changes by the week, the day, even the minute. Many, maybe most of us, are self-isolated wondering what happens next, dealing with the fear … Read more
Wow. Suddenly we find ourselves in a whole new world with the dramatic and rapid spread of the coronavirus a/k/a COVID-19. First, let me say that the spread of the disease has already reached pandemic levels, whatever public health officials are saying. In a world where air travel is pervasive, where we now have community-generated … Read more
You know one of them or maybe more: Their counters have no boxes of Cheerios and four different coffee containers. Their floors are spotless. Their desks have only a single sheet of paper and a pen on the surface. And, worst of all, there are no stacks of junk mail on every tabletop or baskets … Read more
Yes, I was once one of those compulsive women who sanitized everything to the max. You know the type: bleach on the counters, bottles of hand sanitizer in the car, sluicing down grandchildren multiple times daily. I guess I was germophobic! And I couldn’t have been more wrong. In fact, what I was doing with … Read more
This post originally appears on this website in September of 2013. Have you ever thought of giving your body a rest from food? Have you ever considered what effects fasting days, very low calorie days or controlled eating times might have on your body? To be honest, I hadn’t considered it, but when several friends … Read more
Have I ever mentioned how much I love smoothies? They’re a positive addiction and a habit I highly encourage you to cultivate. First, let me ask you a question: How many servings of fruits and vegetables to you get a day? Are you religiously consuming at least five servings every day? Are you aware that … Read more
Well, sisters, this probably means you are perimenopausal. That’s just a fancy word that means you are approaching menopause. It can begin anytime after age 35 or so, but most frequently occurs when a women is in her 40s, leading up to menopause (the complete lack of menstrual periods for 13 months) at age 50 … Read more
New Year’s resolutions usually are based on guilt over something you’ve done in the past. Maybe you ate too much or smoked or didn’t exercise or whatever you feel bad about. How about if we turn it around this year and commit to doing something that nurtures your soul and lights up your being? Think … Read more