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I've written a lot about the trials and tribulations of being a breast cancer survivor in America in October. It's not for the faint of heart. In fact, if you're like me, it's damn hard to cut through the pinkwashing and pink nausea to maintain your love of all things October. There's pink on everything, [...]
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am. Sylvia Plath I'm still a Girl Scout in that I always have a project (or two or three or ten) going. Add in to-do lists (actual and mental) and it can get exhausting. This year, my [...]
I've been keeping a secret for a few weeks. Although it was very much on my mind, I couldn't tell my husband until it was absolutely necessary. Because my daughter, who is away at college, doesn't need to know, I lied when she asked me what my plans were yesterday.I kept my secret to myself because [...]
I have to start out by saying that I love technology. I'm old enough to remember the huge black and white televisions and rotary telephones of my youth. Today's gadgets - smart phones, tablets, MP3 players, computers and flat screen televisions - are more useful, productive and a lot more fun. They are also a lot [...]
When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest. Bill Moyers I'm middle aged (of course, I'll have to live to 100+ for the term to apply literally) and a long way from my school days. [...]
And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? Tillie Olsen I don't know about you, but almost everyone I know, including me, is perennially "busy." We all have jobs and lives that demand a huge amount of our time. As we devote so much attention to juggling our responsibilities, [...]
I mean the whole thing about meditation and yoga is about connecting to the higher part of yourself, and then seeing that every living thing is connected in some way. Gillian Anderson Six months after my second and last cancer surgery, I walked into a yoga class at my local Y. I had never done [...]
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