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Don't FREEZE! Leaving the winter of my discontent...
It’s the second week of March and I am sitting at my desk in front of the window on the second floor of my townhouse, taking in the...
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Courage, My Dear!
Oooooweeee! It’s been a CRUNCHY winter so far! Where I live? SO. MUCH. SNOW. And the sound of it under my winter boots, the iced-locked...
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All My Heroes are Middle-Aged Women
I graduated high school in 1985. 40 (yes, 40!) years ago. I’ve tried to recall what 18-year-old Payton thought her future would look like...
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What was I made for?
A dear co-facilitator and friend gave me a card at a recent retreat. It says: Fill your lungs up with life and repeat after me: I am...
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The Days of our Sober Lives (and what I do when life is on fire.)
My son wakes up at either 2am, 4am or both every night. Each time I guide him back to his bed and tuck him in. He is up again at 6am and...
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A Season of Grief
Beautiful souls, It’s been a minute! It’s been a second! It’s also been what feels like an eternity. It’s not just a case of time rushing...
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Movin' out, Movin' on
I have been residing part-time in a log cabin built in 1870 since just before Covid. I say part-time but it might be three-quarters. Then...
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The Never-Ending Winter, Some Rare Planetary Transits and Biting Off More Than I Can Chew…
Author Glennon Doyle said it. “We can do hard things.” Powerful. So powerful, this phrase has turned into a well-known mantra and a...
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