It took all the gumption I have, plus encouragement from both my sisters and my partner, but I did it by golly! I tooted my horn all over the place today. I have been tinkering with an idea for awhile. Rolling around in my mind. Playing with it. But I never let the idea out [...]
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Weighing the Risks (6 months later)
11-11-11 Today is a day full of significance. It is my nephews birthday. It is also the birthday of my mother-in-law, who passed away several years ago. Just when she and I were getting to know one another. This missive is for you, Mimi. The anniversary of her birth, gives me reason to pause [...]
Good Health: Why Risk it?
As a Massage Therapist, I have seen both sides of health. The good and the bad. Over the years, I have witnessed the effects stress has on individuals. I have learned the signs of ill-health, of dis-ease, of dis-function. The body is created to function properly within certain perimeters. It’s a perfect system. If we [...]
Remembering 9/11
I’m quite sure everyone remembers where they were on 9/11. I think it is essential that we remember, even though we may be tempted to forget. In trying to forget, it’s possible we will also forget all the goodness that has happened since that tragic day. I am sharing my story and encourage you do [...]
The Risk of Knowing
Recently, I have been on a quest for answers. It’s not that I don’t have any, because I do. It’s just that I was thinking about the phrase : “ you can’t un-ring the bell” . Let me give you an example. My friend has had stomach problems. Various doctors had told her various possibilities [...]
Weighing the Risks
“Ladies and gentleman: in this corner: weighing one hundred and (something,something) pounds we have pre-working out Betsey and in this corner we have working out Betsey at one hundred and (something,something) pounds.” Never in a gazillion years did I picture myself working out at a gym. I had these preconceptions of the negatives: “meat market” [...]
Risking Emoting
I love to listen to Story Corps on NPR. I love the concept of people sharing stories that will be archived and held safely for the world to hear. We are our stories and when we share, we connect at a very deep level. The risk about story corps for me comes from the fact [...]
The Risk of Sleeping In
We live busy lives. (What an understatement.) In this computer age, things happen at break-neck speed. I hate to sound old, but what about how computers were going to make our lives easier? Ha! Most people I know find that they have less time. Less time for play, for family, for rest. People I know [...]
The YES of Snow
Living in the south we rarely get snow, let alone 5 inches. I grew up in Illinois, then lived for years in Colorado. I have had my share of snow and all that comes with it: cold, treacherous roads, loss of electricity, work missed, travel plans interrupted, and layer upon layer of cold weather garb. [...]
The Risk of Grieving
My sisters and I lost our Dad a couple weeks ago. He was 81. He lived a full life, but/and his last 19 years were a blur of Alzhiemer’s disease. One of the eulogies for him included the silver lining part. Is it possible that there is a silver lining to this terrible disease that [...]
