by Guest Writer | Jul 31, 2020 | Parenting, relationships
For the past few weeks I’ve been walking around carrying Pretend Guilt. Sighing deep over pretend sins and made-up expectations. Feeling like a failure, basically, over so many Wrong Things… And yet somehow missing The Right Things. I snapped out of this funk while...
by Heidi Richards Mooney, Editor in Chief | May 21, 2020 | Aging Gracefully, Gratitude, Health and Wellness, relationships, Self Care
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The theme for 2020 is “Make Your Mark.” This theme was selected to encourage and celebrate the countless contributions older adults make to our...
by Heidi Richards Mooney, Editor in Chief | Mar 25, 2020 | Health, Health and Wellness, relationships
Right now, roughly 100 million people across the globe are practicing varying degrees of social distancing. #Quarantinedlife has become a trending hashtag on social media with scores of people sharing posts about boredom, anxiety, and frustration with their new...
by Heidi Richards Mooney, Editor in Chief | Mar 25, 2020 | relationships, Self Care, Words of Wisdom
By: Mannette Morgan, Author of “Finding Your Voice: A Path to Recovery for Survivors of Abuse” Healing and happiness are possible after surviving abuse; we just need to know what to do to obtain them. Hence, the most difficult question any survivor faces is, What...
by Guest Writer | Feb 27, 2020 | Lifestyle, relationships
Reprinted from May 2011 As Memorial Day approaches and we think about all the exceptional men and women who serve and have served in the Armed Forces especially those who have given their lives to protect the freedom America has, I thought it would be fitting to share...
by Guest Writer | Feb 16, 2020 | Death and Loss, Love, relationships, Words of Wisdom
I am a middle-aged woman about to mark the one year anniversary of my mom’s death on September 16th. I have spent the past 12 months on auto-pilot. Along the way several things have kept me afloat: my husband, family, friends and oh yes a recent book called “A...
