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Letting My Dog Go

“Guess how old he is.” When she answered “five,” I told her the truth: 16 and a half. “Today is his last day. We’re putting him down tomorrow.”read more »

Call to Prayer

Suddenly the sounds of a helicopter flying low and sirens split the peace of my afternoon.  My housemate and I wondered what was going on.  She went on Facebook and we discovered there was a hazmat threat at a school not too far from us.read more »

So really what is man’s role these days?

At a gathering on the weekend at which there were several young women in their twenties and thirties. I was enjoying their conversation which was both witty and humorous. One young woman, who has recently broken up with her boyfriend of sevread more »

To Create or Not to Create, That is the Question.

I wax philosophical on Sundays, mulling over those deep questions of human existence and why we are here. Are we here to take up space and get caught up in the gears of our cultural existence—sitting on the couch after a grinding work day watchiread more »

Courage to be a positive example

COURAGE It takes real courage to step forward and defy the general opinions of the younger population. They cannot see their future. All they see is riread more »

Cervical cancer after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Every vibrant woman should know that over four thousand of them will die from cervical cancer this year, based on estimates of past cases.read more »

To Lift or not to Lift – that is the Question Most Liked Hot Conversation

Who wants to volunteer for a 2 to 3 hour surgery?  Not many folks would – and I certainly wouldn’t if there wasn’t a mighty good reason.  But that was before I lost my battle with gravity. I’m 57 years old and over the past yeread more »

Depression after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Depression in women over 45 is very common, and it should not be left untreated.read more »

Do we live to work, or work to live?

While taking a walk, I stopped to chat with a neighbor whose brother in law had recently passed away. She told me he had just retired and went on to say she told her husband not to even think of retiring because it’s a death sentence. I was read more »

need to understand

I met someone about 2 months ago and have really enjoyed our time together.  He did tell me upfront that he did not want a “relationship”…but it had been a long time since I was with anyone, so I thought maybe I could handle thiread more »