Gifts from Gma: Letting go of stuff

“Gma” is the nickname my kids gave to my mom. Some of us kids have been posting announcements on the caring site we set up for her. Here’s

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Eulogy to my mom: The Most Important Thing

My mom passed away at age 89 on October 8, 2016. Four days later, on my birthday, I was one of the family that spoke. Here’s my eulogy:

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365 Posts and/or Poems in 365 Days?

I began writing a poem a day in the first week of April 2013. Then I continued this trend on, sometimes writing more. Sometimes writing less. Now that

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Editorial: Facebook Doesn’t Share Enough …unless you pay

In an effort to share what Facebook does and doesn’t do to help you in your quest to spread your professional message, I thought I’d pause today and

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Popcorn and movies don’t go together

There was something about eating at the movies that seemed like a free pass. At home, there’s no way I would have made myself a huge bucket of

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Mindfulness Tip: Stand Tall

You can literally shake off worries about the past and hurrying into the future, by making a quick adjustment of your posture. Stand up straight and you’ll suddenly

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Memorial Day wish

On this holiday when we remember the price of war, let it remind us of the value of peace.  

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Eat your way to inner peace

I just had a refreshing simple salad and some watermelon. In the crock pot, garbanzo beans, fresh spinach, with sauteed carrots, onions and garlic are melding with tomatoes

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Can’t you see…How unique and beautiful you already are?

If you can’t see that about yourself, whatever you do, do NOT look in the mirror. Look deeper. (And if you feel like poopoo, you probably invited the

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A Mother’s Day Perspective: I Didn’t Ask to Be Born …or Did I?

Let’s be honest. As a kid, Mother’s Day feels like a big, splatty serving of guilt pudding. Thank your mom for …everything. Your mom works so hard for

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