by Kate Fuglei | Sep 17, 2021 | Guest Writers
My aunt and uncle owned a funeral home in Omaha, Nebraska. They belonged to a country club with a sparkly pool. Sometimes they vacationed in Europe. Our family vacationed on a lake in Iowa. We rented a two-room cabin with torn screens and questionable plumbing. ...
by Natalie Soriano | Aug 28, 2021 | Guest Writers
I’ve lived most of my life like Mystique from the X-men movies… … morphing into whoever I thought the people around me needed me to be. I imagine that’s what it must be like trying to play every part in a movie – exhausting. A part of me gets...
by Cheryl Farrell | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured, Guest Writers, Social Issues
On the theme of boundaries, guest contributor Cheryl Farrell believes that setting boundaries should not prevent the good from coming in. In a moment of exasperation with a long-time friend, I asked, “Who have you become? Who are you?” I’ve known “Mary” for more than...
by Kate Fuglei | Aug 9, 2021 | Featured, Guest Writers
I grew up in the Midwest with lots of aunts and uncles around. They dropped in constantly. There were no dates made or appointment planned. They just showed up, sometimes with a box of doughnuts or sometimes a gallon of ice cream. My mother would make a pot of...
by Laura Horton | Aug 7, 2021 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers
There are numerous ways that dogs improve the health of humans, from getting us to exercise more, to providing much needed companionship and entertainment. But dogs do so much more for us. They can actually save our lives. Recognizing A Crisis In a medical case report...
by Jeanette DuBois | Jul 26, 2021 | Guest Writers
When we are being vulnerable, does it really mean we are open to being hurt, attacked, and abused? Or does vulnerability actually mean we are strong enough to let down our guard and just be who we are, without fear? I suppose it’s both. It’s really just a shift in...
by Kate Fuglei | Jul 16, 2021 | Guest Writers
Exposure When I first moved to New York as a young actress, I was offered a job understudying a Broadway diva for a production in Washington, D.C. I was thrilled and intimidated. I was comforted when I met her on the first day and she reassured me that she never...
by Jessica Blake | Jul 6, 2021 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers
If you think it’s too late to become an entrepreneur in your 40s, you’re wrong. A team of researchers looked into a list of 2.7 million business founders and found out that most of them were actually in their 40s when they launched their company! When you reach...
by Cheryl Farrell | Jun 19, 2021 | Guest Writers
On the theme of joy this month, guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about how a small word delivers big things in life. Journals Over Time I have been writing in a journal since I was a pre-teen. In those early years, it was called my diary. The palm-sized book...
by Kate Fuglei | Jun 13, 2021 | Guest Writers
When people in California hear that I was born in Nebraska, they assume I was raised on a farm, with cornstalks, cows and rolling plains. But as Eva Gabor once said, “I get allergic smelling hay.” I have rarely been on a farm; I grew up in Omaha, a city of 400,000...
by Dove Rose | May 28, 2021 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers
Last night I had a four-hour phone call with a complete stranger. We shared, we cried, we laughed, we listened and we learned. I had recently heard that her husband passed away a little less than two years ago. Her husband happens to be well known and for some...
by Cheryl Farrell | May 25, 2021 | Featured, Guest Writers
On the theme of nurture this month, guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about self-nurture and answering the call of your purpose. What Do You Want To Be? In an eighth-grade English class essay, I answered the question, “What do you want to be when you grow...
by Kate Fuglei | May 14, 2021 | Guest Writers
Listen Yesterday I spoke with my friend whose son is in Afghanistan. He is in the Army and he is among the last troops to be there. The situation is fluid, tense, uncertain. It is transitional, to put it delicately. He is her beloved only son. As a fellow...
by Daniel Francis | May 10, 2021 | Guest Writers
In early April here in Tampa, FL my wife and I saw a pair of cardinals returning often to the thryallis bush just outside our office window. What we expected came to be: they had “nested” about three feet off the ground and our first glimpse of the neatly woven...
by Dove Rose | Apr 26, 2021 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers
When Doves Cry There are so many things that we can do for our daily wellness. There’s dry brushing, drinking green juice, meditating, connecting with nature, journaling, and of course working out and stretching. But, what about crying? When was the last time you...
by Cheryl Farrell | Apr 21, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers, Social Issues
On the theme of hope this month, guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about that “deep in your bones” belief that things will be alright. The low-pitched hum you hear is me taking deep breaths. If you listen closely, you’ll hear me inhale and exhale, hope is a...
by Kate Fuglei | Apr 10, 2021 | Featured, Guest Writers
One Year Ago – 2020 On our final night in Brooklyn a year ago, my husband and I took a walk on Court Street. We headed through Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens to our favorite pizza joint. It was grey and rainy. A fine mist fell over everything as...
by insidewink | Apr 1, 2021 | Everyday Hero, Featured, Guest Writers
“For people to connect and be compassionate, they need to know how to connect with people from various backgrounds.” —Genein Letford, M.ED Genein Letford is on a mission. With a Masters Degree in Education and the 2015 Charter School Teacher of the Year honor, Ms....
by Jeanette DuBois | Mar 31, 2021 | Guest Writers, My Morning Mimosa
It is the first day of Spring, the Spring Solstice, and I am thinking about death. This is perhaps not the first item that comes to mind for most people when you ask them what Spring would represent to them. But my mind takes the odd path sometimes. In its own way...
by Cheryl Farrell | Mar 29, 2021 | Featured, Guest Writers
On the theme of connection this month, guest contributor Cheryl Farrell writes about cherishing friendships made during the pandemic. Thank you for your friendship, Cheryl. Online Friends Matter As quarantine life slowly closes out and we return to “normal,” a...
