by Lynda | Jan 22, 2016 | Aging, Building Community, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices
I woke to a morning when nothing seems right. Not even my favorite sweater feels good. I instantly rip it off, then slide into an oversized t-shirt, next a brightly colored blouse, then reluctantly go back to the sweater. Do men experience days like these? Or is this...
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 30, 2015 | Building Community, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Spirituality & Faith
December has arrived. Chilly, wet, and filled with anticipation. Marq and I wrapped up Thanksgiving in a blur of turkey sandwiches, black-eyed Friday shopping, and rivalry weekend football. Honestly, we skipped the shopping and went to a movie, slept through most of...
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...
by Lynda | Nov 5, 2015 | Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Human Rights, XtraDose
Wash, Rinse, Repeat, Tumble-dry The laundry room sits on the other side of the wall from my desk. I can hear the dryer buzz. I imagine I hear the clothes take their final tumble. And for a brief second, I’m tempted to leave my writing project and stick my head...
by Lynda | Sep 19, 2015 | Aging, Art, Literature & Film, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Grief, Healthy Choices, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith
Portland, Oregon, waking up before sunrise. I am on Central Time, so feel the need for my morning cup of tea before the house awakes. I sit quietly in my AirBnB, sipping, listening, and watching the day open up before me. Yesterday was a day of travel, spent flying...
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