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My Life… My List
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsI’M A listmaker. I make to-do lists, which include everything, from ”return library books” to “write novel.” I make gratitude lists nearly every morning which includes the routine -”morning coffee’”... -
Last Thoughts of the Year
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsAs I sit here in Overboard Games & Puzzles, waiting for customers to show up, I’m eyeballing the shoes I’m wearing, the ones I had to buy to accomodate the... -
The Value of Options
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsI’m not talking about money. I’m talking about keeping options open, always having a Plan B. Every year about this time, I get a combination of holiday anticipation and dread.... -
Forty Days in the Desert
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No CommentsI broke my ankle September 21, had closed reduction then had open reduction and pins and a plate put in on the 23rd in Portland. I sit here, about 2... -
Up and Down and All Around… (yes, our emotions)
Posted on September 8, 2011 | No CommentsImagine three scenarios. First is a client who’s depressed because a boyfriend has left her. The next person is excited about her new job. She’s just started and its full... -
carefreedom
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsI’M WATCHING parts of the Blues Brothers movie, and it is tweaking an emotion that has lain dormant for a while. I call it “the carefree, life-is-fun emotion.” I remember... -
Betrayal, Anyone?
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsBETRAYAL is such an ugly concept. Trust and innocence go by the wayside. Pain and grief take their place. So many versions of it exist. Marital, friendship, business relations, confidential partnerships... -
Memory… of the Way We Used to Be
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No Comments“THE PURPOSE OF MEMORY is not to remember accurately – it is to envision and plan the future.” This quote is from “Bozo Sapiens- (Why to Err is Human)” and... -
We’re Back!
Posted on April 7, 2011 | 127 CommentsI like that phrase. In this case, I’m referring to Hipfish. I am just so pleased it is back up and running. Not sure how Dinah did it. Does it....