MizMaude Is a Vibrant Nation General User subscribe to this blog

Early 60's, raising 2 young girl relatives, Moved to a small rivertown 4 years ago, love to write, Addicted to Creative Thinking...

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How did you get to where you are now?: I'm not exactly sure where I am now...I'm in an instar..
How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?: Ten years ago I was deep in grief at my loved one's death. Now I'm busy raising 2 children from a family member who was unable to care for them.I never thought I'd move away from where I used to live and leave that life behind. I'm someone other than who I thought I was. It's okay.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Settled into serenity,living well on little.

a postcard to my younger self

Remember when you were little and decided you needed to bury a box with a journal in it that would contain messages to your older self, because you thought adults forgot what it was like to be a child? I open that journal again and again and I listen to what you had to say to me, your Elder Self. So now I'd like to say back to you a big "Thank you!" for creating that book. It's not real in the material world, but it's very real in the unseen world, and I go there whenever I get confused and scared that I'm going to lose my way. You have been a wonderful guide to me. Your optimism and vigour keep me strong every day. I almost "lost it" a couple of times but you stuck by me and believed in me as I believe in you. I honour you with everything in me.XOXOXO

my role models

Peace Pilgrim, Imogene Cunningham, Georgia O'Keefe, Nuala O'Faolin, Julia Cameron, May Theilgaard Watts, Starhawk, Bernice Packford, Sacagawea, my seven sisters.

my posts

my comments

Response to: Favorite enlightenment books

Comment posted on April 19, 2011 at 5:08 pm:
"I learned how to read very early ... at two and a half according to one of my older sisters (I have 7 of them...). One of my happiest childhood memories is holding one of my big sisters' hands as we walked downtown to the local library. At 63 I still..." (read comment)

Response to: What do you do when your grandchild doesn't like you?

Comment posted on December 16, 2010 at 10:22 pm:
"I'm raising two young relatives. When I planned to move to the same province where one of their grandmothers lived, I started telling them bedtime stories about a silly dragon who would bring them to visit their grandma that they hadn't met. The drag..." (read comment)

Response to: Women 50+ Know: Natural remedies for managing arthritis pain

Comment posted on November 22, 2010 at 1:16 pm:
"I grew up watching my mother suffer badly fom rheumatoid arthritis and dreaded the possibility that I might get it.. I'm 63 now and have osteoarthritis in both knees, no rheumatoid thank goodness!. I saw a specialist who was so horrible and disrespec..." (read comment)

Response to: How to treat plantar fasciitis at home

Comment posted on September 13, 2010 at 3:41 pm:
"I had plater fasciitis for about 8 months. It was excrutiating. One of my students loaned me some magnetic insoles made by a company called Nikken. At least 80% of the pain was gone overnight. I wore them continuously and in a few days the pain was g..." (read comment)

Response to: testosterone

Comment posted on August 31, 2010 at 12:18 am:
"Hi Brenda, I've been an herbalist forthe last 30 years ... in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is associated with anger, and the sound associated with liver problems is "shouting". The nicotine alkaloids and alcohol may have affected his live..." (read comment)