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 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...
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