The holidays are here, and my anxiety has started. I read recently that the rifts and craters in our families and relationships are magnified during the holiday season. Add to that the grief from changes in our lives during the year and stir in the constant push to buy, buy, buy, and to have our… Continue reading Contented
Combating Loneliness
How important are our relationships? I recently finished watching Live to 100: the Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix. I highly recommend this documentary from author and researcher Dan Buettner, who has studied people who have unusually long lifespans living in five places around the world known as the Blue Zones. I was not… Continue reading Combating Loneliness
Lessons from the Garden
I love planting a summer garden. It reminds me of my granddaddies, who each planted way more than my grandmothers could put up. They shared their bounty with the neighbors and us. My cousins and I were not allowed in our grandfathers’ gardens for fear we suburban kids would trample the butter beans and pull… Continue reading Lessons from the Garden
Just enough Barbie
I was skeptical but went to see the Barbie Movie last week. Barbie and I both came into the world in 1959, so like most little girls since then, I don't remember a time without her. She, along with Ken, Alan, Midge, and Skipper were a part of our family. My sister Anne and I… Continue reading Just enough Barbie
Run Your Race
My friend Lisa and I stood along the sidewalk in the early morning of the 4th of July in downtown Atlanta. We joined thousands of others wearing shorts and tank tops for the start of the Peachtree Road Race. This was my 18th year getting up before the sun, making my way with my friends… Continue reading Run Your Race
Under the Magnolia Tree 