How to Reframe a Traumatic Memory
I swore off ever going to a hospital. My mother’s final few weeks in the hospital before she died were a nightmare of mishaps and miscommunications. Then I found myself rushed to the hospital myself in an ambulance on January 9th, 2023. I had an acute asthma attack and I …
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Play, Enchantment, and Imagination
We went to a holiday market at the local fairgrounds just before Christmas. A magical highlight was when we stepped outside for a moment into the sunlight to see a man dressed in motley and a top hat blowing giant bubbles for a group of children. The children laughed and …
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Movement as Medicine
I loved international folk dance classes as a teenager. I even choreographed a jazz dance to Sammy Davis Jr.’s “Mr. Bojangles” with a hat as my main prop. And, I loved to roller skate. In the 70s, I went roller skating on Saturdays with my friend Glenna from the Netherlands. …
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Will’s Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again
I see books as coaches. Their pages loosen old beliefs and introduce us to new perspectives. If a book comes your way, consider yourself lucky. Another Blessing from a Neighbor On a recent walk on a nearby street, a woman befriended us. Her name is Pam. She started talking about …
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