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Love In The Time of 40 Rose Bushes
I used to own 40 rose bushes. They came part and parcel with a house my new husband and I bought in Boise, Idaho — when we were young, in love and wanting to settle down and start a family. The roses...
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The Invisible Woman?
Last week a sales clerk gave me the senior discount automatically — without me having to ask. Whoa! That was a first. I had dressed up too. Made an effort. Had my makeup on. I’d also recently lost a...
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The heart and the not so lonely hunter
I have been on the lookout for heart-shaped rocks on beach walks near my home. It was only a casual effort at first. I usually have an eye to the sand anyway, looking for interesting debris tossed up...
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Brave little girls, big sisters and beach angels
Bandon Beach ~ May 2015 Walking on Bandon’s beach last week, I remembered another day at this same beach — some 20 years ago. There was the same ominous heavy moist grayness, the same biting wind and...
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On Being Ordinary
I intended, at the start of my walkabout several years ago, to write my story frequently. What I found is that writing is hard for me. I get too perfectionist about it. So starting now I am writing...
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The teacher who saved my life
My family had significant challenges when I was growing up. I was the oldest of 4 kids and when I was 12, we lost our mother. My father was completely overwhelmed with the job of taking care of us,...
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Drawing the world in closer and truer to myself
Last week I made an energetic shift to the good. The world was a beautiful place. I felt confident and grounded. I patted myself on the back for doing all the personal growth work that led to this...
View ArticlePopeye and the illusions that save us
When I was a little girl, I loved the TV cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man. Popeye was a crusty old sailor who rose above his lot in life to fight for justice, rescue the girl and generally save...
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Over 10 years ago I cut most men from my life because of a violent act against me. I have sheltered those years in the healing arms of my women friends and was lucky enough to get excellent trauma...
View ArticleSurprising state of affairs
“Strange New World” by Betsy Lewis I have a date this week — with a man. This surprising state of affairs occurred because the 63-year-old me dropped the ball recently and left the job of running my...
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