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Thank goodness for the moments like yesterday when I awaken to the need to make room for Joy in my life. Moments that aren’t planned. Moments that just happen when my heart and soul need a dose of Joy! Maybe you have felt a similar longing for Joy in your... Read more

“At that moment, I was transported back in time—to a time when I revealed a chink in my armor to a dear... Read more

Let yourself wander and find your unplanned peace, your version of golden daffodils fluttering and dancing in the... Read more

Sunday night 58 people were killed and around 500 people injured, gunned down, at a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Last week, Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, with a death count currently at 34 and still around 95% of the island without power. There is no... Read more

Every morning brings good things, bad things, fungus things, non-fungus things. What we can do is meet the day clear-minded and do our... Read more

Loved ones with Alzheimer’s need family and friends more than ever for guiding and grounding their... Read more

How are your resolutions coming along for the new year? Are you sticking to your diet? Is your workout plan manageable? Resolutions are a great way to set goals for the rest of the year. I love including healthy lifestyle goals, but also setting enjoyable challenges like reading 50 books this year. Resolutions can help... Read more

November 13 is noted as a special day in the literary world, as it’s none other than Robert Louis Stevenson’s birthday! Mainly due to the ubiquity of his two most read books, Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Stevenson’s legacy has only grown since his passing way back in 1894. The latter in... Read more

His paintings, of farmhands, sunflowers, and starry nights, can easily be described as scenes from a dream, where ordinary subjects often take on a quality that’s colorfully supernatural and otherworldly. So given his skill to create these dreamscapes, it should be surprising to learn that Vincent Van Gogh suffered greatly from insomnia. (for those unfamiliar... Read more

Before it was considered one of the 7 wonders of the modern world, the Panama Canal was no more than a plan. The objective of the plan was simple enough — to create a waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. The difficulty was really in the details and logistics; the groundwork and... Read more