Redirected

July 4, 2012 2 Comments

It’s funny how things come along in life to serve as a point of redirection. Yesterday I got redirected. Yesterday I was given the opportunity to decide whether or not I truly believe what I say I believe…. ….about health, nutrition, wellness, medical intervention, and more. Yesterday I learned that I have fabulous cholesterol levels. …

Dr. Death

June 3, 2011 5 Comments

I just noticed a headline that indicated Jack Kevorkian, the infamous Dr. Death of assisted suicide notoriety, has passed into whatever lies beyond the back side of his own eyelids. I couldn’t help but ponder a few questions, because….well….his “mission” is such a question gold mine for those of us who like to rock the …

Stereotyping

May 18, 2011 4 Comments

Let’s play a word association game, okay? I’ll say a word, you notice what descriptors come to mind immediately. No looking them up…just knee jerk reaction to each word. No cheating. Muslim Hindu Buddhist Atheist Wiccan Shaman Christian Got your descriptors for each figured out?  Are you sure? Don’t go on until you have acknowledged …

What Would Jesus Say?

April 8, 2011 2 Comments

Yesterday I posted the following video on my Facebook page: My comment that accompanied this video said simply, “Good message. Worth the watch, even if your stance is “worth the wait”.” Worth the Wait is a curriculum us Bible Belters use to terrorize our children into keeping their venereal diseases and their penises to themselves …

Thoughts on the Elderly

February 23, 2011 5 Comments

Younger generations don’t often recognize the stress and trauma our elders endure when their spouse crosses over. It’s compounded in unbelievable ways when the one who remains behind falls one too many times and the children decide it is time to move them to an assisted care facility. Even when it makes sense, when it’s in …

The Connectors

February 3, 2011 4 Comments

Prejudice. Bigotry. Racism. These are very ugly words. So ugly, in fact, that when my first child was born over 20 years ago, a made myself a promise. As she and her sisters grew, I refused to use race as a descriptor in identifying their friends. I did not want my children to grow up …

2010: Looking Back So I Can Look Forward

December 29, 2010 10 Comments

Looking back is not something I typically do. There’s nothing a person can do to change what’s been done, and spending time dwelling on it is pretty much a waste of time. This year, however, I think it is important for me to look back at the past twelve months so that I can recognize …

I Would Have Been A Floater For Sure

November 17, 2010 6 Comments

Cowgirl has been laid up for over a week waiting on the medical establishment to get her leg bone secure enough to rejoin the rest of the world. That means she has been home from school for seven days now. Don’t get me started on how dumb it is for a high tech school to …

Politically BiPolar

November 3, 2010 4 Comments

I figure I have now spent two days ranting about politics on a wellness website, so what’s one more, right? Today I find myself processing all the cheers, jeers, and sarcastic comments that  have shown up in various Facebook posts of friends and acquaintances regarding the outcome of the elections. Around these parts, there’s a …

Identifying NOTs to Find My AMs

October 28, 2010 0 Comments

Life takes us on some interesting journeys. Doors open and close. People walk in and walk out. Opportunities sprawl in front of us awaiting our decision to reach out and pluck it’s juicy fruit. Yet sometimes what seems like an opportunity is actually a glimpse at what may not be part of our dream. I …