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• When Does Concern Turn Into Pushy Interference?

  

  I have a friend going through some extremely difficult times, and I am trying to be supportive. But what does that mean?  I just answered my own... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Watching The US Tennis Open

  

  This past weekend I watched some of the US Tennis Open, feeling a little guilty for sitting around in the middle of the afternoon when there were so many... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Abstract Painting Plays Against Yellow

  

  This summer I took a break from painting, hoping that I might start fresh in some new direction. I wasn't sure what that might be, but I wanted to take a chance. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Back to School

  

  When has going back to school ever been fun?  I hated public school and quit high school after three years.  In all that time I found only one... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• In 500 Words Or Less

  

  What can you write about in a 500-word essay?  I write in a condensed, “keep it simple, stupid” style, so I can get quite a bit into a few words. ... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• From Here to There

  

  One of my sisters just moved with her husband from California to Colorado.  Hearing about her adventures with moving got me reminiscing about all the move... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Idealized Love

  

  There is nothing more idealized and romanticized than the love we express for the person who is not here. My marriage to Adrian certainly had its dark... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Still Alone

  

  It’s been over three years since Adrian died, and I think I’ve adjusted well, but finding myself alone at night still slams me in the face.  I stand in th... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Big Bad Squeeze

  

  I just got back from having a mammogram.  Phew!  Nothing feels better than hearing those words, “Everything looks good.  You can get dressed... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Time For Reflection

  

  This morning I was waiting for the handyman to come take a load of junk out of my garage—left over from the basement flooding a few months ago. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reentry

  

  Why does reentry take me so much longer than it used to? We arrived home from a week’s vacation in Bar Harbor on Sunday, and I took my sister Laura to the... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Joys of Aging

  

  Let me count the ways in which we who are aging find joy: 1 Getting a good night’s sleep without taking sleep meds ranks on top of my list. During Adrian’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Center of the Universe

  

  More and more I become aware of my continual need to control everything and everyone around me.   This past week I planned a day visit with my brother... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come To Me

  

  On one of our warmer, more humid days recently, I was taking a walk by myself at Sapsucker Woods bird sanctuary.  This walk always feels meditative to... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Seven-Minute Cardio Workout

  

  A friend recently told me about a 7-minute cardio workout that was supposed to be scientifically proven to be as good as other longer workouts because of the wa... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love in a Photo Journal

  

  Before digital cameras, Adrian and I would take snapshots and have two of each printed so we could send some to the kids and other relatives who were in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• "I'll Give You Something to Cry About."

  

  I remember that line—not that my parents ever used it—but it was a threat always in the air when a child seemed to be crying without cause. Last week I was... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Guilty Can You Be?

  

  How many of you were born guilty?  I know I was.  I can’t remember a time when I didn’t think the problems of the world were my fault. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Spring Means To Me

  

  Spring means having to say I’m sorry for not having had more patience, and for not cherishing the small amount of time Adrian and I had together on this earth.... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Game of Life

  

  During the day when I want to take a five or ten minute break, I sometimes play the word game Scramble on my iPhone.  This is a game of skill and you... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION