Is “stoic” the new buzzword, or is it just a coincidence that I keep seeing it everywhere? Or is the Universe trying to tell me something? Like, “Pull up your big girl panties and get on with getting on, Court!” I thought I knew what stoic meant, but to be sure, I looked it up.… Continue reading What’s up with stoic and why am I suddenly seeing it everywhere?
Category: Musings
Writing Future Letters to Spirit: The Number One Lesson I Learned
I first got the idea to write Future Letters (in place of New Year Resolutions) after reading Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy back in 1999. I’ve been writing Future Letters ever since. Although, I have to admit, at first I thought it sounded a little nuts. But I gave… Continue reading Writing Future Letters to Spirit: The Number One Lesson I Learned
The Unsent Christmas Newsletter of 2023
Christmas 2023 marks the first year I haven’t sent a newsletter in two decades. Well, intentionally didn’t send one. A couple of years ago, I ordered photo greeting cards with a written update on them, but my order got lost, so no cards went out that year. But since 1999 or 2000 (I forget when… Continue reading The Unsent Christmas Newsletter of 2023
2023 in Review: Taking Stock of Discoveries and Joys
“What gets measured gets managed.” I heard that saying either at the end of last year or the year before, and it really resonated with me. Consequently, I approached 2023 differently than in years past. There were no resolutions. Although, that wasn’t out of the ordinary. I haven’t made any in years. Probably not since… Continue reading 2023 in Review: Taking Stock of Discoveries and Joys
A Middle-Aged Straight Woman’s Struggles with Today’s Pronouns
I used to consider myself a pretty tolerant, open-minded, and respectful person…until pronouns came along. Not that they’re new. They’re something we all learned in school. But that’s just it. What I learned 40+ years ago doesn’t apply to today’s world. And it drives me cuckoo crazy. It all has to do with the singular… Continue reading A Middle-Aged Straight Woman’s Struggles with Today’s Pronouns