I am leaving in a while to help bury a friend. It will be an opportunity to – finally – care for a woman who spent most of her life caring for others. All of us who will gather at the graveside have stories of Judy taking care of us. And all of us wish [...]
Entries Tagged as 'action'
Caregivers and the Invisible Shrinking Woman
April 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Caregiving, Choices, Memories
Out of the Shadows
January 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Choices, Self-image, change
In the shadows has been a safe place to be for a long, long time. I was in second grade. My reading group, the Cardinals (best group), stood up to read. I was immersed in the story and by now was several pages ahead of the group, so, of course, I was not on the [...]
Sick – I Hab a Code id by Head
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Choices, Presence, Sanity
In English? I have a cold in my head. I have a very peculiar and lingering head cold. My voice has been gone for more than a week, and it seems to have taken my hearing with it. My eyes are runny and I’m not seeing all that well. It’s a bit like living in [...]
Oy Veh! It Hurts!
September 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Choices, Self-image, change, midlife
Things hurt this morning. I decided that I really needed to do something good for myself and get out there and walk. And things hurt this morning. Many things. There’s a cramp in my left calf that keeps coming back and is tender in between cramps. My back is not happy. My left shoulder and [...]
Tags:action·appearance·change·Choices
Legacy Starts Now
August 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Choices, Presence, Uncategorized
As I’ve watched the coverage of Senator Edward Kennedy’s death over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about legacy. And how it changes. And how it’s never too late to create a new legacy. Teddy – he’ll always be that in the memories of those who are closer to his age – was the [...]
Susan Boyle? It’s Time! And You?
April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Choices, Self-image, midlife
So here’s this lovely, seemingly quiet and unassuming British 47 year old who maybe still has never been kissed who, as of today, has about 17,000,000 Google listings and over 33 million hits on YouTube. People are talking about her everywhere. There are over 400 blog posts about her. One blog post that caught my eye was The Baby [...]
Tags:action·age·Susan Boyle
Recession Depression Not Spoken Here
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · financial success, midlife
Bad economic news is all around us. Layoffs, banks closing, services being cut – there’s no way to avoid it. Or to pretend that everything is wonderful. You could just give up and park yourself in front of your big-screen TV, wrapped in your Snuggie and wait for it to go away. Tempting, perhaps. I can [...]
