by admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Coffee & Chocolate: Pandemic Essentials and Self-care It’s the middle of March in Toronto and it’s snowing. Time to laugh, remember pandemic March 2020 & 2021, and keep moving forward. Three things I said 1. “I didn’t get back to you yet because I was...
by admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
When There are No “Good” Choices Drawing out ideas always helps me- even if it just makes me giggle at my ‘style’. When There Are No “Good” Choices There comes a point in time for all of us when the decision we must make is between...
by admin | Feb 16, 2022 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Cinnamon Rouge Cinnamon Rouge By Heike Mertins Cinnamon Rouge Spicy, warm and red Vibrant It fills my mouth with brazen delight And fairies sashay lightly cross my tongue Cool, cool blue So cold I taste your icicles Crackling, crisp, sharp and brittle Broken...
by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog, Resilience, Uncategorized
Even with snow in the forecast… breaking ice on the lake reminds me that everything changes. Writers write. It’s what we do to make sense of the world and sometimes poke a little fun at it. Today I found this on my desktop. It documents a couple of...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
Would you try to reach out to someone and fix a relationship if you knew you were dying? Why not start before that happens? It’s a better way to live. Stay well, Heike Image sources: Clipart-library.com, IMGBIN.com
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Grief, Resilience, Uncategorized
Resilience: When poppies grow beside railroad tracks Dear Widows and Widowers, and those who love them, if you’re reading this post, you are resilient. In our society, simply reading and talking about death, dying, and rebuilding one’s life after a tragedy or trauma...
