by Elizabeth O'Brien | Feb 17, 2017 | Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Everyday Living, Guest Writers
The Empty Nest: Part I By Elizabeth O’Brien, LPC-S Many of us baby boomers are in the throes of launching our young adult children into the world. Whether the launch involves going off to college, getting first jobs, beginning serious careers, relocating to another...
by Lynda | Oct 22, 2016 | Aging, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Healthy Choices, Human Rights, Life, Death & the Supernatural, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
I stand at the base of the Founder’s Tree, in awe, all 5 feet 8 inches of me. I’ve just returned from a visit to “the Redwoods” and call them by name as if I’m referring to life-long friends or my beloved family, and I suppose I am. My...
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 | Mar 9, 2016 | Aging, Building Community, Business In A Changing World, Ecology & Earthly Matters, Everyday Living, Human Rights, Spirituality & Faith, XtraDose
Tongue-tied. Baffled. Boggled. Definitely not bored. That’s how I describe my reaction to the primary elections and caucuses happening around our country. I constantly shake my head and ask what’s going on in our fair land. How did we get in this mess?...
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...
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