mortality

If I Should Die Before I Sleep….

10.27.2011

Actually, just thinking about having the last word–my imagination goes into overdrive.

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What Happens After Tomorrow? Planning for the Unplannable

09.19.2011

Some years passed and with time and age, my mother’s feelings about her financial security changed as well. She started to keep things close to her, to not want to throw away cracked cups and shirts that were somewhat shabby.

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A Blogger With A Broken Wing

08.11.2011

The thing about aging is that no matter how hard you try or how clever you are, certain things that you swore you’d never do, feel, be, you will.

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Personal Growth Through Tragedy

03.24.2011

Don’t tell Marge she’s inspiring, though. It annoys her. “I’m sick and tired of being the poster child for living successfully with cancer.”

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Telling The Other Woman

12.13.2010

I find you despicable, Lisa Jo Druck.

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A Death in the Family

09.27.2010

…when it happened, her death came as a surprise and I was so unprepared in so many ways.

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The Ultimate in Pre-Planning

05.10.2010

I think it’s only fitting that our funerals should reflect our lives, be a celebration of our lives, not just cookie-cutter ceremonies.

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Poetry from Midlife: Deep Bloom

02.08.2010

I want to live
right through to the end in full frontal
engagement, awake to everything.

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What Makes a Home?

12.06.2009

We never do leave home. Every house we’ve ever lived in has helped form us into who we are, has followed along with us every step of the way.

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The Only Thing We Should Fear Is…Fear Itself

06.25.2009

Two completely disconnected events last week got me thinking about just that and how sometimes we need reminding that we are ultimately in charge of how we handle our fears.

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