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Dancing (whatever) my way to another year, and musing about the stuff I learned along the way. Especially if your birthday number is on the higher end of the bakery ticket line, you'll identify with some of my realizations. Take a read . . . #celebratelife #throwbackbday #stillsassy #skipthecake #gotwoke

Toying with Change. Especially in a COVID changed world, we could all use a little Toy Story. Since even toy characters have anxiety, feel loss and have a hard time with change, I thought this week's blog could be about good ol' Woody and Buzz. Why not? #growth #lifelessons #purpose #change #emptynest #ToyStory

Just Say It. The pandemic we are all living through brings frightening, uncertain worries and thoughts, especially of all the people dying alone, taken suddenly without last words between them and their loved ones. I wrote this weeks blog to remind us all to say what we need to say - now and every day. #pandemic #loss #love # forgiveness #life, #relationships #unspokenwords #WordsMatter

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Blah. Blah. Blah….Birthday. Whatever.

Dancing (whatever) my way to another year, and musing about the stuff I learned along the way. Especially if your birthday number is on the higher end of the bakery ticket line, you'll identify with some of my realizations. Take a read . . . #celebratelife #throwbackbday #stillsassy #skipthecake #gotwoke

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Toying with Change

Toying with Change. Especially in a COVID changed world, we could all use a little Toy Story. Since even toy characters have anxiety, feel loss and have a hard time with change, I thought this week's blog could be about good ol' Woody and Buzz. Why not? #growth #lifelessons #purpose #change #emptynest #ToyStory

Just Say It.

Just Say It. The pandemic we are all living through brings frightening, uncertain worries and thoughts, especially of all the people dying alone, taken suddenly without last words between them and their loved ones. I wrote this weeks blog to remind us all to say what we need to say - now and every day. #pandemic #loss #love # forgiveness #life, #relationships #unspokenwords #WordsMatter

The Pandemic that Ate the World 2.0 We are all locked in a different, scary world right now, but it won't always be this way. Wondering what we may have learned and what a new narrative will look like incited me to write this week's blog post. What changes have changed YOU? #COVID19, #epidemic, #fear, #gratitude, #heroism, #socialdistancing, #thegoodlife, #trustscience, #whatmatters, #yinyang People, Photo, Fotografie, Helping People, Hands, Nurse, Medical, Internet Of Things, Tips

The Pandemic that Ate the World 2.0

The Pandemic that Ate the World 2.0 We are all locked in a different, scary world right now, but it won't always be this way. Wondering what we may have learned and what a new narrative will look like incited me to write this week's blog post. What changes have changed YOU? #COVID19, #epidemic, #fear, #gratitude, #heroism, #socialdistancing, #thegoodlife, #trustscience, #whatmatters, #yinyang

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY In our neighborhoods, in the city, in our own homes, signs are all around us that we are ‘not in Kansas’ these difficult days. We are physically separated but together in our common fears, hopes and desire to help, to do good in whatever ways we can to help those heroes who are doing what we cannot. #Coronavirus #COVID-19 #health #hope #pandemic #socialdistancing #life

The SILENT SPRING of a Pandemic. "When COVID-19 eventually lessens its stranglehold, the country will slowly return to a new normal. But, in some areas, the more things change the more they remain the same . . ." #COVID19 #pandemic #health #politics #relationships #gratitude #inequality #lifestyle #mentalhealth #patriotism #socialdistancing Toilet, Instagram, Holder, Hoarding, Papier, Remote Work, Big Box Store, Toilet Paper, Garden Room

The SILENT SPRING of a Pandemic

The SILENT SPRING of a Pandemic. "When COVID-19 eventually lessens its stranglehold, the country will slowly return to a new normal. But, in some areas, the more things change the more they remain the same . . ." #COVID19 #pandemic #health #politics #relationships #gratitude #inequality #lifestyle #mentalhealth #patriotism #socialdistancing

Kids. The Footprints You Leave Behind

BRING IT. What seems like a very long time ago, I walked into a boutique advertising agency and asked if they were hiring. There was no job opening. So, they made one up and that tiny ad shop became home – for the next 11 years. #newdirection #jobloss #kindness #advertising #reinvention #business Joyce Meyer, Be Kind To Yourself, Hermann Hesse, Kindness, Zitate, I Am Awesome, Tell The Truth, Change, Live For Yourself

Bring It.

BRING IT. What seems like a very long time ago, I walked into a boutique advertising agency and asked if they were hiring. There was no job opening. So, they made one up and that tiny ad shop became home – for the next 11 years. #newdirection #jobloss #kindness #advertising #reinvention #business

Ode To Joe’s

ODE TO JOE'S How do I love Trader Joe’s? Let me count the ways. Their flyer alone is like a vintage black and white comic book for foodies. I suspect you could gain weight by simply leafing through the decadent flyer! #advertising #writing #flowerchildren #grocery #Organic #TraderJoes #Zen #food

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ANOTHER BIRTHDAY? Game on. Owning our age, and all the stuff that comes with it, allows us to pass the torch to our kids, to younger colleagues with well-earned wisdom. If we want a new outlook on the birthday thing, we need a new narrative. #birthday #women #CharlieBrown #chickflick #compassion #grief #holdingontoyouth #ownyourage #passthetorch #romanticcomedy

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