Tag Archives: fears

A New Year’s Resolution I Can Keep

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

Like most of you, at the end of every year I spend a lot of time reflecting on the year gone by and at least a few minutes planning for the year ahead. I hope, I dream, I wish, and I … Continue reading →

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I Have More Important Things to Worry About

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

My husband claims if I don’t have something legitimate to worry about, I’ll make something up. And as much as I hate to admit it, this is one of those very rare, exceedingly annoying instances when he is right. “You worry too … Continue reading →

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It’s the Journey That Matters

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ernest Hemingway This past weekend I attended yet another funeral–this one for a good man who fought a long, … Continue reading →

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Pain, Gain, Guts, Glory . . . And Pickles

Posted on October 18, 2013 by

“Let those winds of time blow over my head, I’d rather die while I’m living than live while I’m dead.” –Jimmy Buffett, lyrics from “Growing Older But Not Up” He caught me off guard, in a weak moment when pride … Continue reading →

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Hanging Up the Wonder Woman Cape … For a Little While

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

“Being a woman is hard work.”–Maya Angelou What makes a woman a woman? Is it the curve of her hips, the scent of her hair, the sparkle in her eyes, the suggestion in her smile? Or is it her generous … Continue reading →

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Drinkin’ the Wild Air, Part I

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

On September 23, 1995,* my husband took possession of his first Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a pearl blue 1996 Dyna Wide Glide. That purchase was the fulfillment of a life-long dream for him, but for me flying down the road on the … Continue reading →

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Wicked Wendy and the Forgottens

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

It was the summer of 1985, back when I was still adjusting to the life of a young married woman and still adapting to the community to which my husband had moved us.  Most of my lazy summer weekends were … Continue reading →

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This Is It: The End of the Beginning

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.–T. S. Eliot (“Little Gidding”) How is it possible that one little day on the … Continue reading →

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Conquering My Fears in Room 101: Step I

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

“You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.” –O’Brien, speaking to Winston Smith, … Continue reading →

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Lovin’ Spoonfuls

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

I am not a hugger–at least, not a relaxed, comfortable one.  I envy those who are, and I fervently wish I could be one of them; I wish I could throw my arms around the world with reckless abandon and squeeze … Continue reading →

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