by admin | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Today my heart goes out to the parents of 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons and all those who loved her. It makes me shake my head and tears do fill my eyes to acknowledge she is the latest victim of uncensored bullying who has seen no alternative to her situation other...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Grief, Uncategorized
One thing every “widow” I have met agrees about, and I have met several since becoming a widow eight and half months ago, is we all hate the word “widow”. It conjures up images of “The Black Widow” who kills her mates, old frail ladies who will now need to be taken...
by admin | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
(noun) a woman who has adopted values and policies that support patriarchal beliefs that limit women’s participation in the public realm. Behaviors indicate a lack of knowledge and understanding of the complexity of women’s lives and the ever present need to create...
by admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
The world is filled with extremely talented women. My sister-in-law Keller Easterling is an architect, urbanist and writer who is also a professor, designer and master seamstress. Some months back a woman in my hospice walking group was telling me about a local woman...
by admin | Feb 4, 2013 | Blog, Resilience, Uncategorized
My 17-year old daughter, Emily recently said to me “Mom I don’t believe in happily ever after anymore. But maybe there is happily in between.” Hmmm. It took me but a second to think, “Yup, she’s right”. Since then I’ve pondered what that means and what that would look...
by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Work is one of the most commonly accepted concepts we subscribe to. What does that mean? To me it means the majority of us believe work is a worthwhile endeavor, one that helps us build the lives we want and one that gives our lives some sort of meaning and ourselves...
