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My elementary school teacher, Mrs. Cotton,  plucked a gold star from the small cardboard box on her desk and handed it to me. As I licked the small paper prize, the bitter glue layer burned my [...]

Six polka-dotted tumblers stare at me through the glass doors of my kitchen hutch. The tall containers no longer grace the circular oak table in the back corner of the wrap-around porch of my [...]

The power of fear is real. It is usually triggered by something true or perceived. Its teeth are sharp. I know, I have felt them. Once its jaws clamped down on me, it was tough to pry them open [...]

The term seventy-five-percent blockage prompted my brain to think about numbers and their presence in life. You see, a doctor had informed a patient on the phone that he had failed a routine [...]

Love yourself sounds easy. But it takes practice. It is so important! We all have our tribe. Some of us are luckier than others to be surrounded by oodles of supportive friends and family. I [...]

I am watching with interest as my contemporaries tip toe into retirement. Webster’s Dictionary defines retirement as an act of retiring, withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from [...]

I love what I call my brain’s vacuum cleaner. While I am sleeping, it sucks out my daytime mess and clears space for a new day. The National Institutes of Health funded a study at the University [...]

I am making my own shade. As a little girl, I was much like a chameleon. Since I was not sure of who I was, I tried on different skins. Often, the events of the day colored my choice. On Saturday [...]

A time of reflection. That is what the summer is for me. I escape to the beach for weeks of relaxation. It is a diversion from my usual routine. No set meal times. Packed lunches on the beach. [...]

Since I just experienced another go around, I would like to share some tips for critical care for a loved one. Writing is my therapy. In 1993, my initial experience of providing two weeks of [...]