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Quiet Joy — and Your “Apple Moments”
Reprint from October 2010 by Martia Nelson (edited)
My dog, Rincon, loves fall evenings because he can still tease me into going outside after dinner and playing his favorite game: Apple.
read moreIt’s 9/11 and These Women Are My Heroes: Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba
September 11, 2014
Every year 9/11 brings back memories and emotions. For me it also brings back a deep appreciation for the heroes who stepped forward in so many ways to help.
Two heroes who came to my attention after the media coverage had settled down were women who lived in my town, Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba.
read moreMaya Angelou Tells How Facing Death Gave Her Life
I just found out that Maya Angelou passed today. I am deeply moved. And yet I cannot move from my chair. I feel like I am finally taking in the immensity of her presence in our lives. And I feel that her legacy has been officially handed to us, to continue in the way we choose to live our lives. To me, Maya Angelou has been a role model of a fully actualized woman.
read moreLoss and Resilience
In my May 7, 2014 blog, I Said Goodbye to My Good Boy, I shared a very personal story, one you are likely to relate to. Loss and resiliency have been a theme for me the last two months as I have gone through an experience I feared for years: the end of life for one of my beloved dogs.
read moreI Said Goodbye to My Good Boy
As I write this post, my dog Chloe is snoozing under my desk while she waits for her walk, and my orange kitty Slugger is purring in my lap. This is my pack now.
On Thursday, April 24, I said Goodbye to my good boy, Rincon.
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