by Lynda | May 24, 2016 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, XtraDose
I’ve been away from my desk, on a journey of sorts — up the down staircase, it seems. One step forward, two steps back (or three steps back and down depending on the day). My journey began in late February on a flight to Vegas. But, what happened in Vegas...
by Lynda | Apr 1, 2016 | Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
When seedlings push through the soil in search of sunlight, we gardeners rejoice. We tenderly water them and coax them along. At first the tiny leaves appear symmetrical in shape and size; yet within days or even hours, we begin to notice the...
by Lynda | Feb 14, 2016 | Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Charles Schultz, cartoonist I have big plans today and invite you to join me. Today, we’re going to spread love everywhere we go. We won’t walk up to strangers and...
by Lynda | Jan 29, 2016 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
When I turned 16, my mother came home from a “doctor’s visit” with a surprise — not a new brother or sister, but a bright yellow Ford Pinto. (Yes, Ford Pintos explode upon impact, but no one knew this at the time.) I loved that little yellow...
by Lynda | Jan 5, 2016 | Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
These red long-johns have little use here beyond the holidays and the month of January. We snuggle in by the fire even when it’s 60 degrees outside — just because it’s winter, just because it’s festive. It is officially winter, but festive is...
by Lynda | Nov 16, 2015 | Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Everyday Living, Grief, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
Peaceful at sunset, the river Seine winds through the heart of Paris. Still and quiet it calls out to us. I fidget at my desk, glad to receive emails from my friends. They are safe and well. They are coping and moving away from fear: “The best thing for me to do...
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