Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~“Families”, by Jane Howard Throughout our lives, we have been part of social groups. In our earliest years, those groups were defined by our families … [Read more...]
On My Mind: Reinvention – Choosing What Matters to You
It’s finally hit home with me. We say it all the time and I’m not quite sure we believe it, but I do now. CHANGE is good – even when it might be challenging to leave things the way they are, for us to stay the way we are, and to just settle into our comfort zones. Of course, … [Read more...]
On My Mind: Do It for You
It’s taken me many decades to figure this out and over a year of being in Vermont living a new life to begin to take it all in. Oh my, how old habits die hard and how difficult it can be to cultivate new ones. It’s all about giving ourselves permission, being able to try new … [Read more...]
On My Mind: A Lot Can Happen in a Year and a Lot Cannot
“No more asking permission…whose life is it anyhow?... Haven’t you learned by now that no one ever pushes you toward freedom. You need to take that for yourself.” - Joan Erikson in A Walk on the Beach by Joan Anderson As of June 2nd just one year ago, I became a citizen of … [Read more...]
WTL Wrap-Up: “Answering the Question, ‘What Now?’”
Linda Crill Ann and Leslie Stein It’s inevitable that at some point in our life, our bubble will burst. In fact, there could be many situations in which we lose our breath, our balance, our support and our stability and wonder, “Now … [Read more...]